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HSS board broadens infertility coverage, renames benefit to include assisted reproductive technology
Summary
The Health Service System unanimously approved renaming and expanding the infertility benefit to 'infertility and assisted reproductive technology' to align with California law and remove barriers for same-sex couples; enhancements include assisted hatching, ICSI, uniform 12‑month egg storage, and harmonized plan language effective in the 2018 benefit cycle.
The San Francisco Health Service System on Tuesday unanimously approved a package of enhancements to what will be renamed the "infertility and assisted reproductive technology" benefit. Director Catherine Dodd said the aim is "to provide services that result in a healthy live birth" and to bring plan language into alignment with state law and current clinical practice.
Key changes the board…
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