tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post6454764994881477122..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: Tell me about it...loribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-17510253440276070102008-12-12T10:51:00.000-05:002008-12-12T10:51:00.000-05:00Fertility clinics giving discounts? Now, if that ...Fertility clinics giving discounts? Now, if that trend continues (and becomes widespread), that could be one positive effect of this horrible economy.<BR/><BR/>I always found it quite ironic how much the services at my fertility clinic "cost" for the few things my insurance paid for as compared to when I had to pay for those same services myself. It goes without saying that my insurance company got a much bigger "discount" than I did. <BR/><BR/>I have long had my suspicions that the fact that so many infertility patients are self-pay means that clinics feel like they can charge whatever they want, because the patients have little to no negotiating power. One of the many aspects of infertility treatment that left a bad taste in my mouth, especially when thinking about all the fertile people who get pg for free.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the interesting read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-58160315345751589512008-12-12T03:02:00.000-05:002008-12-12T03:02:00.000-05:00I wondered about the effect of the economy too. f...I wondered about the effect of the economy too. <BR/><BR/>funny, there doesn't seem to be a shortage of pregnant women near me though!lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455301696832647867noreply@blogger.com