Leumit Health Fund to Subsidize Egg Freezing for Non-Medical Reasons Starting July

Starting July 1, Leumit Health Fund will offer subsidies for egg freezing procedures for women aged 30 to 37 who wish to delay pregnancy for non-medical reasons. This service, available to "Leumit Zahav" members with at least 12 months of continuous coverage, allows up to four IVF treatment cycles or until the required number of eggs is retrieved, as per Ministry of Health guidelines. The procedure can be performed at Sheba Medical Center, Elisha Medica in Haifa, and Barzilai Medical Center. Women transferring from other health funds like Clalit Platinum, Maccabi Zahav, or Meuhedet Afif will have their prior 12 months of coverage recognized, enabling earlier access without waiting for a full year with Leumit.

Egg freezing, once primarily for medical reasons, has become increasingly popular for social reasons, helping women preserve fertility to conceive later in life. Other Israeli health funds have already introduced similar subsidies: Clalit Platinum offers 3,500 shekels per treatment cycle for women aged 30 to 38, Meuhedet has provided coverage since 2017 for women aged 30 to 41 with up to six cycles and freezing of up to 30 eggs, and Maccabi began subsidizing the procedure earlier this year. Leumit's addition completes the coverage landscape across major health funds, reflecting growing demand for fertility preservation beyond medical necessity.