US EditionWhite House backs away from IVF coverage mandate despite Trump’s campaign pledge, Washington Post reports
UNITED STATES, AUG 3 – The administration will not seek congressional action to mandate insurer coverage for IVF, redirecting funds to infertility education programs instead, despite campaign promises.
- On Sunday, The Washington Post reported that the White House has quietly abandoned plans to require private insurers to cover IVF, reversing a campaign pledge.
- Two sources said the administration does not intend to ask legislators to draft a bill making IVF coverage mandatory, since enacting such a mandate requires an act of Congress.
- Between $12,000 to $25,000 per cycle, Trump signed an executive order acknowledging IVF costs and that only a quarter of employers and states cover it shortly.
- The administration plans to redirect funds from a federal program helping low-income women access birth control and STI testing to an infertility training center promoting holistic approaches.
- In reaction, Democratic strategist Mike Nellis wrote: "Trump is backing out of his promise to make IVF free for every woman in America," and Ameshia Cross added: "Remember when Trump said he was the father of IVF...all of the women who voted for him in hopes of affordable or free IVF got played.
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