[THE EFFECT OF THE ISRAELI AUTHORITY PLAN TO DIVERT PRIVATE TO PUBLIC FUNDING ON THE RESULTS OF IN VITRO FERTILIZATION TREATMENT OUTCOME].

The 2017 program to shift IVF activity from private to public funding increased the burden on private centers and led to a decline in live birth rates, particularly for women over 40 years of age. The Ministry of Health, being entrusted, among other things, with the supervision and control of the IVF units in Israel, must examine and provide an adequate response to the issues raised above.