MissK, I'm not sure where you FS is getting the medicare info from, but I just copied this from the MBSonline website:

13200 Amend Emsn Fee
ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES SUPEROVULATED TREATMENT CYCLE PROCEEDING TO OOCYTE RETRIEVAL, involving the use of drugs to induce superovulation, and including quantitative estimation of hormones, semen preparation, ultrasound examinations, all treatment counselling and embryology laboratory services but excluding artificial insemination or transfer of frozen embryos or donated embryos or ova or a service to which item 13201, 13202, 13203, 13206, 13218 applies - being services rendered during 1 treatment cycle - INITIAL cycle in a single calendar year

Fee: $2,940.00 Benefit: 75% = $2,205.00 85% = $2,870.90
(See para T1.4 of explanatory notes to this Category)

Extended Medicare Safety Net Cap: $1,550.00

According to that the cap is certainly in place...

Trubabe, I hope your mum's prognosis is not as bad as you fear. I'll keep you and her in my prayers.