"One of Donald Trump's splashier campaign promises was that he would make in vitro fertilization free for all Americans. "Under the Trump administration, your government will pay for-or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for-all costs associated with IVF treatment," the president said. "Because we want more babies, to put it nicely." After issuing a toothless executive order pledging to do something about IVF but not actually doing anything about IVF, the president has finally rolled out his plan."
"And despite much fanfare, the Trump IVF plan is a bit of a dud. It's not nothing-it will modestly reduce IVF costs for some families-but it's unlikely to meaningfully change the "Do we or don't we" calculus for most people, and it's nowhere near his "free" promise. It's not even clear that the proposal will make much of a dent in costs for the families it does help."
The plan includes two components: a nonbinding request that employers offer IVF benefits and an agreement to lower the price of one IVF drug, Gonal-F, sold through trumprx.gov. The employer prong lacks mandates, penalties, or subsidies and therefore may not increase coverage broadly. The drug-discount prong involves a single pharmaceutical partnership and likely yields limited savings for families. The proposal is unlikely to alter most patients' decisions about pursuing IVF or fulfill promises of free treatment. The benefit appears too small to significantly reduce overall IVF costs or increase birth rates attributed to the policy.
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