Show-Me IVF Angst From Military Families

Hipster insight and, actually, a hint at an alternative . . .

"For years, military members and their families have been asking lawmakers to expand insurance coverage to include at least some of the costs of IVF, which on average often range from $15,000 to $30,000 per cycle.

"Despite the cost, IVF — the process of collecting a woman’s eggs, fertilizing them with sperm in a laboratory to create an embryo, and then transferring the embryo to the woman’s uterus or freezing the embryo for future use — has become increasingly common.

"Last month, proposed federal efforts years in the making that sought to expand military health coverage to include IVF costs was removed from a defense bill . . ."

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