Congress will not expand access to in vitro fertilization for active duty military members and their families in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that sets policy for the Pentagon.

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Proposed Expansion of IVF Coverage for Troops Scuttled from Compromise Defense Bill

An expansion of coverage for fertility treatments for service members was left out of a compromise defense bill despite previous support in both chambers of Congress.

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Members of the military won't get IVF coverage in 2025, but members of Congress will have access through their government health insurance.

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Military left without IVF coverage as Congress secures fertility benefits

The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act will not include funding to expand embryo-destructive in vitro fertilization in the US military, Congress agreed after tense negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.

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Congress won’t expand IVF for military in next year’s annual defense budget

Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth speaks about access to in vitro fertilization on the steps of the Capitol building on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.  (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Congress will not expand access to in vitro fertilization for active duty military members and their families in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that sets policy for the Pentagon. The House-Senate compromise re…

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No expansion of military IVF coverage included in final defense policy bill

Congress will not expand access to in vitro fertilization for active duty military members and their families in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that sets policy for the Pentagon. The House-Senate compromise released this weekend follows months of debate between the two chambers over whether to broaden TRICARE’s coverage of assisted reproductive technologies like IVF, which are currently available only to troops w…

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Military left without IVF coverage as Congress secures fertility benefits

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