Infertility is common in the U.S., but insurance coverage for treatments remains limited even as it grows with big employers who see it as a must-have benefit for workers. “It is still primarily for people who can afford to pay quite a bit out of pocket.”
Jessica Tincopa and her husband, Rob Tran, stand for a portrait in Orange, Calif., Friday, May 5, 2023. Tincopa may leave the photography business she spent 14 years building for one reason: to find coverage for fertility treatment. After six miscarriages, Tincopa and her husband started saving for in vitro fertilization, which can cost well over $20,000, but the pandemic wiped out their savings and the state's health insurance marketplace doesn't cover things like IVF.
Jessica Tincopa may leave the photography business she spent 14 years building for one reason: to find coverage for fertility treatment. After six miscarriages, Tincopa and her husband started saving for in vitro fertilization, which can cost well over $20,000. But the pandemic wiped out their savings, and they can’t find coverage for IVF on their state’s health insurance marketplace. So, the California couple is saving again, and asking politicians to help expand access.Infertility, or the inability to get pregnant after a year or more of trying, is a common problem.
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