Infertility treatment support System design according to the actual situation Adjustment hurrying Deputy Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Mihara October 22, 20:41
Regarding support for infertility treatment, Deputy Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Mihara met with an NPO that works to support patients and expressed his intention to urgently adjust the system design according to the actual situation, such as expanding the subsidy system to reduce the burden. It was.
The government is considering expanding insurance coverage in order to reduce the financial burden of infertility treatment, and plans to expand the current subsidy system until the expansion of coverage is realized.
Under these circumstances, Deputy Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Mihara met with officials of an NPO that works to support infertility patients at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and increased subsidies and a leave system for treatment to reduce the burden on patients. I received a request for the establishment of.
In response, Deputy Minister Mihara said, "Financial support is expanding, so I would like to design the system firmly. Based on the fact-finding survey conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare this year, we will reduce the burden on the parties concerned. I want to work for it. "
After the meeting, Akiko Matsumoto, the chairman of the NPO, told reporters, "Infertility treatment has four issues: mind and body, money and time, so system design is important. Expanding the scope of insurance coverage. Whether to do it or expand the grant is controversial, but the wishes of the parties are how to create a system that leads to childbirth. "