Consumer-driven health care has become a popular term with the creation and wide spread adoption of personal health accounts, such as Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). However, as the popularity of these accounts has grown, so have issues that impact the ability of individuals to make decisions about their health care.
‘Restorative reproductive medicine’ should be offered sooner
After years of struggling with infertility and several autoimmune disease diagnoses, Clara was advised to begin IVF treatment. But Clara was concerned about the stress IVF would put on her body, so she and her husband chose a different path. At the age of 38, following three cycles of restorative reproductive medicine (RRM), Clara gave...