Infertility WARRIOR

YOU CAMPAIGN FOR MEDICAL SCHEMES TO PAY FOR INFERTILITY TREATMENT. CAN YOU GIVE US THE BACKGROUND?

Medical aid schemes have to fund treatment for a list of 270 prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs). Infertility is on that list. But according to a decision by the Council for Medical Schemes (the CMS), it is the only condition that is excluded from having to be treated under the PMBs. This means your medical aid scheme has to fund the costs associated with the diagnosis of infertility, but they do not have to fund its treatment.

YOU OBJECT TO THIS

Yes. The World Health Organization classifies infertility as an illness. One in six couples suffer from it worldwide. It is among the four most prevalent illnesses