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Senate advances full IVF coverage for public employees after pilot showed cost savings
Summary
Senate Bill 2 42 would expand coverage for infertility services in the Public Employees Health Program (PEHP), moving from a $4,000 pilot benefit to broader coverage; sponsors said actuarial estimates put the cost at roughly $150,000 annually.
The Utah Senate on Thursday advanced legislation to expand infertility coverage for state and public employees, approving First Substitute Senate Bill 2 42, which would make previously piloted assisted-reproduction benefits permanent and broader within the Public Employees Health Program.
Senator Mike Musselman, the bill sponsor, told the Senate that a pilot program covering $4,000 per case for in vitro fertilization (IVF) demonstrated net savings for PEHP because providing coverage reduced high-cost…
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