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The White House is retreating from a major campaign promise by President Donald Trump to mandate insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF), despite previously vowing to expand access to the costly fertility treatment. According to two individuals with direct knowledge of internal discussions, Trump’s administration has no current plans …

President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Tuesday, including measures aimed at expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and increasing government transparency. Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, Trump also issued a presidential memorandum mandating a review of government spending, which he claimed could eliminate waste …

Jennifer Shutt, Arizona Mirror The closely divided U.S. Senate gridlocked Tuesday over the best way to provide nationwide protections for in vitro fertilization, despite lawmakers from both political parties maintaining they want to do so. Republicans voted against advancing a Democratic bill that could have prevented states from enacting “harmful …

Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would ensure the government or insurance companies would fully pay for people’s IVF treatments, without providing details on how. He also indicated he would vote for a Florida ballot measure that would overturn a six-week …

Jennifer Shutt, Kentucky Lantern U.S. Senate Democrats’ attempts to bolster reproductive rights failed again Thursday when Republicans blocked a bill guaranteeing access to in vitro fertilization from moving forward. The 48-47 procedural vote came just one day after Republicans tried unsuccessfully to pass their own IVF access bill and one …

Jennifer Shutt, Arkansas Advocate Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt’s efforts to pass legislation that would block Medicaid funding from going to states that ban in vitro fertilization were unsuccessful Wednesday when Democrats blocked the bill from advancing. Britt, who introduced the legislation earlier this year alongside Texas Republican Sen. Ted …

Jennifer Shutt, Alabama Reflector Two Republican U.S. senators have teamed up to try to prevent states from banning in vitro fertilization, months after the Alabama state Supreme Court upended access to the procedure by ruling fertilized embryos were children under state law. Sens. Katie Britt of Alabama and Ted Cruz …

Michelle Andrews, KFF Health News Originally published by The 19th Companies have increasingly offered generous fertility benefits to attract and keep top-notch workers. Now, the federal government is getting in on the act. Starting this year, federal employees can choose plans that cover several fertility services, including up to $25,000 …

Jennifer Shutt, Wisconsin Examiner U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that it’s up to states and not Congress to preserve access to in vitro fertilization, weighing in on a growing national debate and campaign issue. “It’s not my belief that Congress needs to play a role here,” the Louisiana …

Jennifer Shutt, Ohio Capital Journal U.S. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocked a bill from passing Wednesday that would have preserved access to in vitro fertilization nationwide, stalling a push by Democrats following a landmark Alabama state Supreme Court decision. The court ruled earlier this month that frozen embryos counted as …

Amanda Becker, Darreonna Davis Originally published by The 19th Senate Democrats on Tuesday highlighted their plan to protect IVF, warning their Republican colleagues they will need to decide by Wednesday whether to block a bill that would preserve access to assisted reproductive technologies. “I warned that red states would come …

Jacob Fischler, New Jersey Monitor Former President Donald Trump called on Alabama lawmakers Friday to “find an immediate solution” to remedy a state Supreme Court ruling that threatened the availability of in vitro fertilization, and national Republicans running for Congress sought to distance themselves from the Alabama decision as well. …

Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector Patient advocates fear that a Friday ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court stating that frozen embryos outside the womb are “children” could be the end for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the state. In a majority opinion, Justice Jay Mitchell wrote that there was no exception for frozen …

Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th One in every eight couples face challenges while conceiving, according to survey data from Resolve, the National Fertility Association. With more than 9 million people eligible, the Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) Program, administered by the government, is the largest employer-sponsored health insurance …