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21,000 couples have benefitted from IVF subsidies
The Health Promotion Administration says more than 21,000 couples have benefited from government IVF subsidized treatment since mid-2021.
According to the administration, data shows a total of 21,514 couples have received subsidies of up to NT$150,000 since July of 2021 and 24,653 babies have been born with the help of IVF treatments as of 31 December last year.
The statistics include more than 650 couples who had a second child, and four who were approved to try for a third baby. Data also shows the number of newborns involving IVF treatments surpassed 9,000 in 2024, up from 8,536 in 2023 and 7,083 in 2022.
The government's IVF treatment subsidy scheme was revised in July 2021 to restrict the number of embryos implanted for each treatment to ensure full-term birth of healthy babies. Under the revised scheme, 75.8% of newborns were carried to full term, an increase of 11% from 2020. Prior to the revisions to the subsidy scheme, only low-income families could apply for financial assistance for IVF treatments.
