Yangcheon-gu Provides Up to 3 Additional Supports for Infertility Treatment Costs

For Infertile Couples Who Have Used Up Their Health Insurance Coverage for Infertility Treatments... Up to 1.8 Million KRW Per Session, Available Up to 3 Sessions in Total

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) has been implementing the ‘Seoul-type Infertile Couples Treatment Cost Support Project’ since the 3rd, which provides additional support for infertility treatment costs to infertile couples who have exhausted the number of times covered by health insurance for in vitro fertilization (fresh embryo transfer) procedures and must bear the full cost of the procedure.

Unlike the government infertility treatment support project that supports part of the in vitro fertilization costs for couples covered by health insurance with household income below 180% of the median income, the newly implemented ‘Seoul-type Infertile Couples Treatment Cost Support Project’ provides additional support of up to 1.8 million KRW per in vitro fertilization (fresh embryo transfer) procedure, up to three times, regardless of income.

The support target is infertile couples (female 기준) who have resided in Seoul for more than six months, and the support is retroactively applicable to infertile couples who received treatment after January 1 of this year.

Couples wishing to receive treatment cost support must both register as members on the Seoul Pregnancy and Childbirth Information Center (http://seoul-agi.seoul.go.kr), download the required documents, obtain approval from the public health center, submit the treatment notification to the hospital, and then receive the procedure.

The required documents include the original infertility diagnosis certificate, resident registration certificate, family relation certificate (if the couple’s resident registration addresses differ), health insurance card, and health insurance payment confirmation. For common-law couples, additional submission of a court or government agency judgment recognizing the common-law marriage, official documents, or resident registration certificates confirming cohabitation for over one year is required.

A representative from the Yangcheon-gu Public Health Department stated, “Even couples who have exhausted the number of times covered by health insurance for infertility treatment can receive additional support for treatment costs through this project, so infertile couples who earnestly wish to have children should definitely apply and receive assistance.”

For further inquiries, please refer to the Yangcheon-gu Public Health Center website or contact the Maternal Medical Expense Consultation Office on the first floor of Yangcheon-gu Public Health Center (☎2620-4332, 3914).

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