Did you know that there is grant money available at certain IVF clinics in NY state?

I just found this out! Why didn't anyone tell me about this? Here is the information:





The NYS Infertility Demonstration program provides IVF and GIFT services to privately insured individuals whose insurance coverage for these procedures is exhausted or inadequate, and who meet certain criteria, such as having exhausted lower level infertility services, are residents of NYS, and meet certain age and health criteria. The participating providers will make the determination about which patients qualify for the program.

There are currently 10 providers participating in this program, and the contracts have been extended through July of 2005. I am attaching below a list of all of the providers who are currently participating in this program.

(See attached file: Infertility Demonstration Programs Web Posting
List.doc)

Providers will give you the forms they wish to be filled out -- each has their own forms. If they are no longer accepting patients, you may wish to request to be placed on a waiting list, to be called when additional funds become available.

The process works as follows: potentially eligible individuals contact participating providers, who will screen them for eligibility for the NYS Infertility Demonstration Program, and enroll them. Services will be paid by New York State, through the providers, with the exception of any insurance reimbursement available, and a cost sharing amount that the patients will be required to pay. This cost sharing amount varies by the patient's household income and the cost of the procedures, but cannot exceed ten percent of the patient's gross household income in any one year.

I hope this information is helpful. Best of luck.

Sincerely,

Barbara A. Brustman
Director

Re: Did you know that there is grant money available at certain IVF clinics in NY state?

Can you provide us with the list of participating companies?

ETA: here is the list - I found it online
CNY Fertility Center
195 Intrepid Lane
Syracuse, New York 13205
Telephone: 315-469-8700

Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at Cornell University
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility
505 East 70th Street, HT-340
New York, New York 10021
Telephone: 212-746-1556

Center for Women's Reproductive Care at Columbia University
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Center for Women's Reproductive Care
1790 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
646-756-8287

New York University School of Medicine Program for IVF
Reproductive Surgery & Infertility
660 First Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10016
212-263-8990

Office for Fertility and Reproductive Medicine, P.C.
24 East 12th Street, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10003
212-535-5350

Strong Fertility and Reproductive Science Center - University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 685
Rochester, New York 14642
585-275-7891

Infertility & IVF Medical Associates of Western New York
4510 Main Street
Snyder, New York 14226
716-839-3057

Maimonides Reproductive Endocrinology FPP
1355 84th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11228
718-283-8600

Montefiore Institute for Reproductive Medicine
141 South Central Avenue, Suite 201
Hartsdale, NY 10530
(914) 997-1060

Long Island IVF Associates
625 Belle Terre Rd., Suite 200
Port Jefferson, New York 11777
631-331-7575

Message edited 7/13/2005 4:01:44 PM.

Re: Did you know that there is grant money available at certain IVF clinics in NY state?

There is only 1 on Long Island

Re: Did you know that there is grant money available at certain IVF clinics in NY state?

Yep - only one!
I would travel to the city for it if I could get it for less $. Problem is that this website said its been continued through July 05...and its already July 13th! So I dont think its going to do me any good.

Re: Did you know that there is grant money available at certain IVF clinics in NY state?

I just called some of the places today and they are still accepting new patients. I do think though that you can't have tried IVF already. The program was extended from what the woman explained to me on the phone this morning!

Good Luck! I am hoping to get in myself since my insurance doesn't pay anything!

Re: Did you know that there is grant money available at certain IVF clinics in NY state?

I did hear about this, didnt understand it too much, thanks for the info!