Democratic lawmakers are attempting to force insurance companies to pay for pregnancy treatments for homosexual couples in California by redefining “infertility” to include couples who cannot reproduce because they have a partner of the same sex.
The California Senate passed a bill in May that for insurance purposes would redefine “infertility” as “a person’s inability to reproduce either as an individual or with their partner without medical intervention.”
SB-729 would repeal and add to sections of the state’s current Health and Safety Code and Insurance Code so that same-sex couples unable to reproduce together would be considered “infertile,” and insurance companies would be required to cover costs for treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) or surrogacy.
“This bill would require large group, small group, and individual health care service care plan contracts and disability insurance policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and fertility services,” the legislation states. “The bill would revise the definition of infertility, and would remove the exclusion of in vitro fertilization from coverage.”
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IVF treatments include costly procedures like “ultrasounds, blood tests, egg retrieval, lab fees, embryo transfer, cryopreservation of viable embryos and one year of embryo storage fees,” according to the Pacific Fertility Center of Los Angeles.
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The center also states that the average cost for in vitro treatments in California is between $8,000 to $13,000 for one cycle, not including medication.
If passed, the bill would cover costs for surrogacy, which is a much more expensive treatment that averages anywhere from $14,000 to $46,000.
The Democrat-sponsored bill…
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