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Fertility-a human right worthy of mandated insurance coverage: the evolution, limitations, and future of access to care

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FERTILITY AND STERILITY
卷 115, 期 1, 页码 29-42

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.09.155

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Access; coverage; fertility; health insurance; mandate

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State infertility mandates in the United States have varying qualifications and requirements, leading to disparities in access to care for certain groups; despite the increasing number of states with mandates, significant gaps remain in implementation and access; advocacy by providers, patients, and legislators is needed to expand insurance coverage and maximize reproductive outcomes.
We review the history, current status, and potential future of state infertility mandates and focus on the business implications of mandates and on the inadequacies and reproductive injustice resulting from gaps between legislative intent and practical implementation. Nineteen states have passed laws that require insurers to either cover or offer coverage for infertility diagnoses and treatment. The qualifications for coverage, extent of coverage, and exemptions vary drastically from one state to another, resulting in deficiencies in access to care even within mandated states for certain groups, such as single individuals, patients in same-sex relationships, and patients pursuing fertility preservation. Although insurance coverage of fertility services in the United States has expanded as an increasing number of states have enacted infertility mandates, significant gaps in implementation and access remain even among states with existing mandates. Provider, patient, and legislative advocacy is warranted in the name of reproductive justice to expand insurance coverage and, in turn, maximize reproductive outcomes, which have been shown to improve as financial barriers are lifted. (C) 2020 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

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