Current Legislation
Helping to Optimize Patients’ Experience (HOPE) with Fertility Services Act, HR 8821
The bill would require private health insurance, offered by employers to their employees, to cover IVF and IUI as well as fertility preservation services for men and women who face medically induced infertility from treatments like chemotherapy. This bill also covers the insurance plans provided by larger companies, referred to as self-insured plans, which are not covered by any state mandate.
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Does RESOLVE Support or Oppose?
RESOLVE supports this bill.
Current Status:
This bill will be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-5), Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA-3), Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-PA-7), and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25). This bill was introduced on 06/25/2024, and was referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Is Action Needed Now?
Additional Info:
Chavez-DeRemer Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve IVF Access and Affordability, U.S. Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer's Press Release, June 26, 2024.