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Panel amends bill to require Medicaid coverage for fertility preservation in iatrogenic infertility cases
Summary
Assembly Bill 5000, amended and released by the committee, would extend fertility‑preservation coverage (previously required for many private plans) to Medicaid beneficiaries facing iatrogenic infertility; survivors and clinicians urged equity and provided preliminary utilization and cost estimates.
The committee amended and released Assembly Bill 5000, which would require Medicaid to cover fertility preservation services when medically necessary treatments cause iatrogenic infertility. Witnesses — including clinicians, patient advocates and a representative of Ferring Pharmaceuticals — argued the change would align Medicaid beneficiaries with previously expanded coverage under a 2020 law for state‑regulated health…
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