The long-term fiscal impact of funding cuts to Danish public fertility clinics

Abstract This study evaluated the fiscal impact attributed to recent policy changes that limited funding to public fertility clinics in Denmark. Taking into consideration that introducing patient co-payments will influence the numbers of couples treated, the number of children born every year from a...

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Published in:Reproductive biomedicine online 2011-12, Vol.23 (7), p.830-837
Main Authors: Connolly, Mark P, Postma, Maarten J, Crespi, Simone, Andersen, Anders Nyboe, Ziebe, Søren
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Denmark
economics
generational accounting
health investment
Humans
IVF
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Reproductive Health Services - economics
Reproductive Health Services - legislation & jurisprudence
reproductive medicine
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
tax
Taxes
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Summary:Abstract This study evaluated the fiscal impact attributed to recent policy changes that limited funding to public fertility clinics in Denmark. Taking into consideration that introducing patient co-payments will influence the numbers of couples treated, the number of children born every year from assisted reproductive technology will be affected. To reflect the government perspective, the model assessed the average life course of a cohort of assisted-conception singletons taking into consideration age-specific, per-capita government transfers (e.g. education, health care, family allowances, education, pensions) and lifetime gross tax contributions to derive the discounted net tax contribution from assisted-conception singletons. An investment of €11,078 in a mother aged
ISSN:1472-6483
1472-6491
DOI:10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.09.011