Expanding Access to Fertility Care for Servicemembers and Dependents Act

This bill would make TRICARE cover assisted reproductive services (like fertility care) for servicemembers on active service, including reservists, and their dependents. Coverage would not depend on having a service-connected injury, proving infertility, or a person’s sex, gender, sexual orientation, or marital status. It also defines an “appropriate period” for trying to conceive as at least one year, unless a health care provider says a shorter time makes sense based on age, medical history, or exam findings.

Key points:

• Who is covered: Servicemembers on active service (including reserves) and their dependents under TRICARE.
• What changes: Assisted reproductive services must be covered, with no requirement to link the need to a service-connected disability or to meet strict infertility definitions; coverage cannot be denied based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, or marital status.
• How “trying” is defined: At least one year of trying to conceive, unless a provider decides a shorter period is appropriate for medical reasons.