Mercer announced it has formed a strategic alliance with Progyny to provide employers and their employees with the innovative SMART™ (Science and Member-Driven Assisted Reproductive Technology) fertility benefit product which will enable companies to significantly reduce newborn intensive care unit (NICU) and associated high-risk maternity-related costs, while increasing access and positive outcomes. The Progyny Suite of SMART Fertility Services includes a comprehensive national network of fertility clinics; clinic quality and cost transparency; and personal concierge services delivered by Patient Care Advocates. Benefits include: egg freezing, IVF treatment, non-IVF fertility treatments, and medications.

In addition, genetic counselors, fertility nurses, psychologists, and surrogacy counselors will be available to patients for an end-to-end fertility solution. Employees and employers will also have access to the Progyny Patient Portal with over 250,000 pages of fertility information and education.