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House approves expansion of IVF coverage for state employees; bill passes unanimously
Summary
The Utah House passed a bill expanding assisted-reproductive coverage (moving beyond the current pilot) for state employees' health plan; supporters framed the change as pro-family and fiscally modest, while several members recounted personal experiences with infertility and the procedure.
The Utah House on March 4 approved a bill expanding coverage for assisted reproductive treatments for state employees under PEHP, moving beyond an existing pilot program. The bill passed the House with a unanimous recorded vote of 68 yes, 0 no.
Representatives described the legislation as modest in cost and significant for families. The bill’s sponsor said the pilot program demonstrated benefits (including lower rates of multi-embryo implantations and downstream high-cost births) and that…
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