RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Life Agency has announced a new Assisted Reproduction Insurance Program® (ARI). The Program will be spearheaded by infertility nurse, Ellen Argall, RN.
New Life Agency, the only company specializing exclusively in Assisted Reproduction Insurance®, thus far has partnered with three Fertility Centers to provide insurance for fertility patients.
The ARI program provides a tremendous cost savings, as well as a peace of mind, to patients in need of in vitro fertilization (IVF). The average IVF cost is roughly $12,000 and is generally only for one cycle. Also, frozen embryos are typically not included in the cost and could result in another $3,000 for a frozen embryo transfer (FET).
The ARI program includes both FET, as well as fresh cycles, and ensures that the patients pay one global fee upfront for their IVF treatments. And patients pay nothing else out of pocket for the entire IVF fertility program (18 months and includes insurance, consults, fertility treatment, testing and service within the chosen ARI Program Plan).
"The thought of dealing with medical expenses arising from IVF treatments is daunting to the fertility patient," said New Life Founder Trish Taylor. "With our new ARI, patients have control of their costs and peace of mind. The Program is designed for their specific IVF needs, unlike traditional insurance where they face possible denial of benefits or have no benefits at all."
New Life Agency's ARI Program also offers patients discounted prescriptions with the Fertility Pharmacy Care Card® through Walgreens, and manages the patients' billing along with providing top-notch customer service with ARI insurance consults, policy enrollment and program fulfillment.
Ellen Argall, the ARI Program Coordinator, has over 20 years of infertility nurse office experience. She recently relocated to the desert from New York City. She has practiced exclusively in the women's health field and has both clinical and managerial experience in the infertility field.
"New Life's ARI Program is alleviating the burden of a patient paying out of pocket every time they have to go to an appointment," said Argall. "Patients are free to concentrate solely on getting pregnant without having to worry about the financing and billing."
Currently, the ARI program is offered at: California Fertility Partners in Los Angeles, the Diamond Institute for Infertility in New Jersey and the Pacific Fertility Center in Los Angeles. Eligibility and plans differ at each center.
About New Life Agency, Inc.
New Life Agency provides Assisted Reproduction Insurance® for maternity, in vitro fertilization complications, intended parents, surrogates, egg donors and professional liability exclusively to the assisted reproduction medical industry since 1998. In 14 years, New Life has helped parents welcome over 1,700 babies into their families and have processed over 100,000 claims and paid over $20,000,000 in benefits. New Life Agency is a fully licensed Surplus Lines Company in most every State across the Nation as a Lloyd's of London Coverholder and underwriter offering insurance products secured and "A" rated superior security by A.M. Best, financial size XV (excess of two billion dollars). New Life Agency has a division; New World Administrators, Inc. that is a licensed full service health claims Administrator/TPA providing benefit administration services for employer groups and customer care and claims handling services exclusively to New Life Agency, Inc. This division is dedicated to service providing World Class Customer Care in claims management and administration. New Life is located at 41-750 Rancho Las Palmas Drive, Suite F-1 in Rancho Mirage, CA. For more information: 877-952-5433 or www.NewLifeAgency.com
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