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Is ART reimbursement a pronatalist policy?
• Do pronatalist policies work?
• Most policies influence the timing of births and not the absolute number of births
• ART actually influences the number births
• Increasingly fertility treatments are discussed in context of societal benefits and pronatalism: Korea, Singapore, Estonia
• These examples illustrate the broader consequences of collective infertility on society
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Reimbursement index scores
ART reimbursement index developed based on detailed assessment of reimbursement programs in Europe. Scores were consolidated into a single index score.
Connolly et al ESHRE 2012.
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