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Now that you have a Family Membership with Sage, you have benefits that you can start accessing! Continue on for a quick refresher of your benefits and continue further for explanation on how to access those benefits.
Now that you have a Family Membership with Sage, you have benefits that you can start accessing! Continue on for a quick refresher of your benefits and continue further for explanation on how to access those benefits.
Members have access to our industry-leading SURROGATE ELITE “Your Choice” Surrogacy Care. This is a Contractual Liability Indemnity Policy (CLIP) that protects Intended Parents and Gestational Surrogates from unforeseen medical expenses that may happen with traditional “Surrogacy Insurance.” The following details are a snapshot of some key features of our SURROGATE ELITE “Your Choice” Surrogacy Care:
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SoFi Financial helps their members achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions by “getting their money right”. Sage members would have access to the following benefits from SoFi Financial at no cost to them:
We have partnered with State Farm to offer Life Insurance coverage for your surrogate mother. They can offer $500,000, $750,000, or $1,000,0000 of coverage for surrogates anywhere in the US (except MA). The policy is a full life insurance contract vs. accidental death underwritten by State Farm. They are able to add intended parents as beneficiaries if the contract calls for it.
State Farm also offers short-term disability that typically has a 30-day elimination period and a $3000 per month benefit for up to a year. the exact cost and language vary per state.
Click the link below to find out more details on our partnership with State Farm and specifics about the coverage they offer to our members.
Morgan & Franz serves as the Third Party Administrator for all Sage Family Members and handles all of the billing and payments throughout the third-party reproduction process.
The Morgan & Franz Team is committed to providing Sage Family Members with the highest quality service and ensuring that all payments are made at the appropriate time and at the right cost.
Cryo-Cell’s mission is to provide clients with the premier cord blood and cord tissue cryopreservation service and to aid in the advancement of regenerative medicine.
“Cord blood is rich in hematopoietic stem cells, which give rise to all the other blood cells. These cells are the foundation of our body’s immune system. Cord blood stem cells are currently used to treat nearly 80 diseases, including leukemia, lymphoma, anemia, and inherited metabolic disorders. Over 40,000 transplants worldwide have been performed using stem cells from umbilical cord blood. As stem cell technologies continue to advance, the opportunities to utilize preserved cord blood are steadily increasing.”
Sage Members receive a discount with Cryo-Cell International that breaks down as follows:
Optum Perks(TM) is dedicated to delivering prescription discounts to those who need them the most. These coupons/cards can help your employees, and consumers get major discounts on most FDA-approved medications at pharmacies.
*** Our Guided-Entry Visa includes:
A personalized assessment to determine visa eligibility
1. Guidance on every step of the visa process, including complex government documents and assistance in obtaining them
2. Access to our expert consultant, a single point of contact, who will manage the process from start to finish
On behalf of CIBT visas, we look forward to assisting with the procurement of passports and visas in an easy, secure and timely fashion.
US Customer Care: 800-929-2428
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday; 5:30 a.m. to 6.p.m. (EST)
24/7 Email Support: customerservice@cibtisas.com
This service allows us to help perform background checks for couples and individuals using Surrogacy without a Surrogacy Agency. Running a background check on the Surrogate they want to use is an important step in securing the safety of their future child.
General Medicine by Teledoc Health gives members convenient access to low-cost, high-quality virtual care for a broad range of everyday healthcare issues, from cold and flu to a rash or sunburn.
By giving members access to board-certified doctors anytime, anywhere, members can avoid unnecessary trips to the doctor’s office and costly visits to the emergency room. With virtual visits available in a number of languages through an interpreter, including American Sign Language (ASL), physicians can provide a diagnosis and treatment, and prescriptions when necessary, via phone or video. And with the Caregiving feature, members can request three-way visits to help manage loved ones’ care.
Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Specialized maternity registered nurses provide resources, support and a personalized care plan with routine follow-up and monitoring of activity for expectant mothers to minimize risks associated with pregnancy. High-risk indicators trigger transition to Case Management for specialized care if required.
Center for Fertility Support is a multi-service center that provides therapeutic support, with a specialization in fertility, and exclusive services and referrals specific to an individual or families own personal fertility journal.
Ally Escrow Management is dedicated to providing escrow management services for your third-party reproductive journey. We are focused on precise, reliable service and open communication at all stages, reducing the stress and financial burden of the escrow process.
All Sage Members receive a 5% discount for services from Ally Escrow Management.
Save The Milk™ is committed to the care and support of our moms at any part of their breast pumping journey. If you are having issues with pumping, we can help you with getting the correct size, or refer you to a lactation consultant for additional help. If you have an excess of milk and want to sell it to a family in need, we have a marketplace where you can do that. If you are struggling to produce and want to continue to feed your baby with breastmilk, you can search our marketplace to find a donor. If you want to shout from the rooftops how proud you are of your breast pumping, breastfeeding lifestyle, we’ve got merch for that! If you are going away on business, moving, or sending your milk to someone in need, we’ve got a shipping kit just for you! If you’re ready to wean your baby and not sure of the next steps, or just need some support, we have a group for you. If you want support & encouragement from an amazing group of women who are going through the same things as you, we have a group for that too! In any way we can, we are here to help you succeed!
Sage Member Discount:
10% Discount for Being a Sage International Family Association Member
IVF Couriers offer a specialized personal transport service, providing international ‘hand-carry’ transfers of IVF frozen embryos, sperm, eggs, and cells between fertility clinics and medical laboratories worldwide. They specialize in shipping IVF samples that are cryopreserved and temperature-sensitive.
Sage Members receive a 10% discount off IVF Courier standard pricing as well as offer complimentary phone consultations about specific country regulations.
Members will get full access to our searchable Directory of professionals, including; IVF Physicians, Attorneys, Clinics, Psychologists, Surrogacy Agencies, Egg Donation Agencies, Trust/Escrow Services, and more. This directory will help you find professionals based on your needs and location. Our directory has multiple filtering options to help you narrow down your choices to only those that are relevant to you.
Our Members Only legal support pages offer a general summary of what clients can expect when entering into a surrogacy agreement, egg donation agreement, sperm donor agreement, or embryo donation agreement. We offer members a summary of the legal process and connect members to professionals in this field that can help them specifically, based on their needs. We also offer a directory of attorneys that our members may choose from to assist them. At Sage International Family Association, we only list attorneys with the requisite experience in this very specific and nuanced field of law.
Members will get full access to our video library, which has helpful and informative video animations that cover most aspects of Third-Party Reproduction. We are producing new content weekly to add to our YouTube Channel.
Our newsletter is provided to give an industry update about all things happening in the Third-Party Assisted Reproduction world to our members.
Our online seminars will help to assist and guide individuals and families who are undertaking the journey of assisted reproduction. With topics ranging from legal resources to medical ethics, our online seminars are a wealth of knowledge in a short time period.
Third Party Reproduction is a complex process requiring consideration of social, ethical, and legal issues. Most physicians and staff approach it with privacy, thoroughness, and compassionate care. And how does this happen? By utilizing experienced medical professionals in the path, you need to create your family. Our Members Only medical information pages offer a general summary of what clients can expect from the medical side of utilizing Fertility and Third-Party Reproduction. We offer members a summary of the medical process and connect members to professionals in this field that can help them specifically, based on their individual needs. Our Sage Searchable Directory is also available to all members to help them find the professionals they need to be successful. At Sage International Family Association, we only list fertility professionals with the requisite experience in this very specific and nuanced field of medicine.
The psychological aspect of third-party reproduction cannot be underestimated – the testing and evaluation of the surrogate and/or donors is one of the most important aspects of your journey to creating your family. This screening should be done by a licensed therapist or psychologist who can perform various tests to determine the suitability of the surrogate and donor for the intended parents. Our Members Only psychological information pages offer a general summary of what clients can expect from the psychological aspects of utilizing Fertility and Third-Party Reproduction. We offer members a summary of the psychological screening process and connect members to professionals in this field that can help them specifically, based on their individual needs. Our Sage Searchable Directory is also available to all members to help them find the professionals they need to be successful. At Sage International Family Association, we only list psychological professionals with the necessary experience in this very specific and nuanced field.
Since we are an association we are required to have a membership fee, so we decided to make it a lifetime membership for a one-time fee of $99.
Now that you are a member of Sage, you can apply for SURROGATE ELITE Pregnancy Care. There are 3 simple steps in the application process. First, is for the Intended Parents to fill out the following SURROGATE ELITE Application by clicking the corresponding link below. Second, you Surrogate needs to fill out the same application. Third, click the corresponding link below to access the SURROGATE ELITE Medical Authorization form. Have your Surrogate fill this out and submit all three to us and ad we will start reviewing your application. Your application should take 3-5 days for reviewal and approval
Yes. You will be given directions on how to access the Private Members Video Library on YouTube in your on-boarding packet that will get sent out shorty following your Membership confirmation. This packet will have detailed information on how to set-up your access to all of your member benefits.
If at any time you need more help, contact us and we will be happy to help.
For Family Membership recipients, there is no need to cancel your account if you no longer need it. Your membership is a lifetime membership and has no renewal costs for your membership package, ever.
For Business Membership recipients, you can cancel your membership renewal at any time before your renewal date. There are no partial refunds for for Business Memberships after the payment has been process. To cancel your Business Membership renewal, contact us here.
Legal Disclaimer: The participant understands that Association has no control or oversight over the services provided to the Participant by any vendors associated with the Association member benefits platform. Sage has secured these vendors as independent third parties, and Sage does not warrant or guarantee their services, nor does Association accept any liability for any damages possibly incurred by the Participant in working with any of the Association’s vendors.
*SURROGATE ELITE Not available in all states at this time.
