Is Trump’s executive order on IVF too good to be true?

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President Trump’s barrage of executive orders has been a mixed bag for employers. Will the administration’s push to expand IVF access be a resolutely positive move for benefit leaders?

Trump signed an order instructing the assistant to the president for domestic policy to give a list of policy recommendations that would not only protect IVF access but also reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for the treatment. The list is due in around 70 days, giving employers plenty of time to guess at how effective those recommendations will be if they’re enacted. 

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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