Fertility Preservation Across The Country

You were just diagnosed with cancer… and life saving treatment could impact your future ability to have a baby.

Imagine you are a woman seeking to undergo fertility preservation following a new diagnosis and your insurance company deems this procedure to be “elective”!?

As if you’d “elect” to have cancer?

Politely put = WTF!?

*This* can’t be right!

Unfortunately, in 32 of the 50 states in the U.S, this is the current reality for women seeking to put their eggs on ice for future use after their their cancer chapter is closed.

Fighting for Parenthood After Cancer

Currently only 18 states have fertility insurance coverage laws, and eight states have fertility preservation laws for iatrogenic (medically-induced) fertility.

State Laws & Legislation

Many states have introduced bills that would compel insurers to cover fertility preservation procedures for cancer patients and others who are facing potential infertility as result of medical treatment.

ASCO: Comments and Controversies

Consistency in Insurance Coverage for Iatrogenic Conditions Resulting From Cancer Treatment Including Fertility Preservation

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

A Call for Fertility Preservation Coverage for Breast Cancer Patients: The Cost of Consistency

New York’s Fertility Coverage Mandate

Prior to 2020, it was rare to have coverage for fertility treatments like IVF or egg freezing, even when they were considered medically necessary.

California’s Fertility Coverage Mandate

California will require health insurance companies to cover the cost of fertility procedures for patients undergoing treatment that can make it difficult to have children.