Eligibility Criteria for Women Aged 40 and Above to Receive Government Co-funding for Assisted Reproduction Technology procedures

Debated in Parliament on 4 Jan 2021.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked whether the Ministry of Health will revise the eligibility criteria for women aged 40 and above to receive government co-funding for Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) procedures.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong explained that co-funding is directed at couples where the woman is below 40 on their first attempt to encourage early family planning, as clinical evidence shows lower conception rates after age 40.
The ART co-funding scheme was enhanced in January 2020 to allow couples who started treatment before the wife turned 40 to use up to two of the six co-funded cycles at age 40 or later.
The Ministry will continue to monitor clinical evidence and update eligibility criteria as appropriate.
The debate focuses on balancing support for older women with the need to base policies on scientific evidence of treatment effectiveness.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will be revising the eligibility criteria for women aged 40 and above to receive Government co-funding for Assisted Reproduction Technology procedures.

Gan Kim Yong

Clinical evidence shows that the rates of conception for a woman who undergoes Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) treatment decreases with age, and are significantly lower after 40. Therefore, Government co-funding for ART is directed towards couples where the woman is below age 40 on their first attempt, to encourage couples to start their families and seek treatment early.

To better support couples through this process, the ART co-funding scheme was enhanced in January 2020 to allow couples who have undergone assisted reproduction or intra-uterine insemination procedures before the wife turned age 40, to carry out up to two of the six co-funded ART cycles at age 40 or later. We will continue to monitor the clinical evidence and update the eligibility criteria where appropriate.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked whether the Ministry of Health will revise the eligibility criteria for women aged 40 and above to receive government co-funding for Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) procedures.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong explained that co-funding is directed at couples where the woman is below 40 on their first attempt to encourage early family planning, as clinical evidence shows lower conception rates after age 40.
The ART co-funding scheme was enhanced in January 2020 to allow couples who started treatment before the wife turned 40 to use up to two of the six co-funded cycles at age 40 or later.
The Ministry will continue to monitor clinical evidence and update eligibility criteria as appropriate.
The debate focuses on balancing support for older women with the need to base policies on scientific evidence of treatment effectiveness.

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Eligibility Criteria for Women Aged 40 and Above to Receive Government Co-funding for Assisted Reproduction Technology procedures

Debated in Parliament on 4 Jan 2021.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Gan Thiam Poh asked whether the Ministry of Health will revise the eligibility criteria for women aged 40 and above to receive government co-funding for Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) procedures.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong explained that co-funding is directed at couples where the woman is below 40 on their first attempt to encourage early family planning, as clinical evidence shows lower conception rates after age 40.
The ART co-funding scheme was enhanced in January 2020 to allow couples who started treatment before the wife turned 40 to use up to two of the six co-funded cycles at age 40 or later.
The Ministry will continue to monitor clinical evidence and update eligibility criteria as appropriate.
The debate focuses on balancing support for older women with the need to base policies on scientific evidence of treatment effectiveness.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Gan Kim Yong

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Gan Thiam Poh asked whether the Ministry of Health will revise the eligibility criteria for women aged 40 and above to receive government co-funding for Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) procedures.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong explained that co-funding is directed at couples where the woman is below 40 on their first attempt to encourage early family planning, as clinical evidence shows lower conception rates after age 40.
The ART co-funding scheme was enhanced in January 2020 to allow couples who started treatment before the wife turned 40 to use up to two of the six co-funded cycles at age 40 or later.
The Ministry will continue to monitor clinical evidence and update eligibility criteria as appropriate.
The debate focuses on balancing support for older women with the need to base policies on scientific evidence of treatment effectiveness.

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Eligibility Criteria for Women Aged 40 and Above to Receive Government Co-funding for Assisted Reproduction Technology procedures

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