Fertility & Women's Health Coverage Watch

Why this is recommended

An IVF cycle costs $15,000 to $25,000; a new state mandate, an employer benefit or a clinic price program changes the whole plan. Contraception and maternity coverage changes are worth hundreds a year to nearly every household with a woman under 50.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

Anyone planning a pregnancy, paying for fertility treatment or managing contraception and maternity costs, and their partners.

When it runs

State mandates, FDA actions and clinic notices post mid-week; decisions get made on the weekend

Scope

State fertility coverage mandates; fertility benefits at the 100 largest employers; IVF, IUI, egg-freezing and medication prices and financing at major clinic networks and pharmacies; clinic, lab and embryo storage enforcement and incidents; contraception access, over-the-counter and price changes and FDA actions; maternity, doula and postpartum coverage in Medicaid and major insurers; court rulings by state

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

State and employer fertility coverage mandates, IVF and egg-freezing price and financing changes, clinic and lab enforcement actions, contraception access and price changes, maternity coverage and hospital rule changes and FDA approvals for women's health, with the state, clinic or product first.

Track US fertility and women's health coverage. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: state fertility coverage mandates and their effective dates; employer fertility benefit expansions at the 100 largest employers; IVF, IUI, egg-freezing and medication price or financing changes at major clinic networks and pharmacies; clinic, lab and embryo storage enforcement actions or incidents; contraception access, over-the-counter and price changes including FDA actions; maternity, doula and postpartum coverage changes in Medicaid and major insurers; and court rulings that change access or coverage by state. Prefer state insurance and health agencies, FDA, CMS, employer announcements, clinic notices and established health reporting; ignore fertility marketing and unverified claims, and never give individual medical advice. Put the state, clinic, employer or product first in the title. Use high severity for a mandate taking effect, a storage incident, or a coverage change affecting a national insurer. Return no more than 5 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, the cost effect, what to do, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.