The Right to IVF Act is a comprehensive federal bill that protects and expands access to fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization, across the United States. The legislation establishes statutory rights for individuals to receive fertility treatment, healthcare providers to offer such services, and health insurers to cover these treatments without state-imposed restrictions that conflict with widely accepted medical standards. The bill preempts state laws that interfere with fertility treatment access and allows individuals and providers to sue in federal court to challenge restrictive state regulations, with prevailing parties entitled to recover attorney's fees.
The bill also significantly expands fertility benefits for military members and veterans. Active-duty service members and their partners become eligible for fertility treatment through the Department of Defense, including up to three egg retrievals and unlimited embryo transfers, with reproductive material cryopreservation available before deployments or hazardous assignments. Veterans enrolled in the VA health system gain similar fertility treatment coverage. Additionally, the legislation requires health insurance plans, Medicare, Medicaid, and federal employee health plans to cover fertility treatments at the same level as other medical services, effective six months to one year after enactment. The bill does not specify dedicated funding amounts, instead requiring these coverages to be integrated into existing benefit structures.
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