A committee will be set up to resolve the conflict between private fertility clinics and the Quebec government concerning Bill 73, announced Saturday morning the Minister for Health and Social Services, Lionel Carmant.
Posted at 11:17 a.m.
Private fertility clinics (Fertilys, Ovo and Procrea) have suspended their activities following the introduction of Law 73, which ensures free in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles, last November.
The three private clinics believe that the Quebec program does not reimburse a sufficient amount to cover the costs of an IVF cycle. Since then, only the Fertilys clinic has resumed operations, since it withdrew from the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) at the beginning of January.
“In order to try to resolve the impasse with certain private clinics concerning the coverage of [procréation médicalement assistée] (PMA), I have agreed with the President of the [Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec] (FMSQ) to set up a committee, including representatives of the[Association des obstétriciens gynécologues du Québec] (AOGQ) and the[Association des fertologues du Québec] (AFQ)”, wrote Minister Carmant, in a Twitter post on Saturday morning, a few hours after the publication of a report by The Press on the subject.
“The committee will be responsible for reviewing the technical component grant and will conduct an analysis blitz over the next few days to come to an actual analysis of the costs of the clinics and an agreement with the clinics,” continued Lionel Carmant. in the same publication.
The government is offering $3905 to cover the cost of an IVF cycle, but private clinics are asking for $7600 instead.