Expanding Access to Fertility Care for Servicemembers and Dependents Act

Summary

Requires the military health system (TRICARE) to cover assisted reproductive services for any active-duty service member (including reserves) and their dependents. Coverage must be provided regardless of whether infertility is service-connected, the individual’s prior fertility history, marital status, sex, gender, or sexual orientation, and includes IVF, artificial insemination, and cryopreservation among other services the Secretary approves. The bill defines an “appropriate period” for trying to conceive (generally at least one year unless a provider finds a shorter period medically appropriate).

• Requires TRICARE to cover assisted reproductive services for eligible active-duty service members and dependents.
• Coverage applies regardless of service connection, prior fertility history, sex, gender, sexual orientation, or marital status.
• Enumerated covered services include artificial insemination, IVF, and cryopreservation of eggs, sperm, and embryos.
• Defines an “appropriate period” for attempting conception—generally at least one year unless medically shorter.
• Leaves detailed implementation (cost-sharing, prior authorization, provider rules) to the Department of Defense/TRICARE.
• Applies to reserve component service members who are entitled to TRICARE.
• Does not specify funding or an effective date in the text provided.
• Expands access to fertility care for a broad set of military beneficiaries, promoting parity across family types.