Family Building FEHB Fairness Act

This bill would require the federal employee health insurance program to cover a wide range of fertility treatments. It lists services like in vitro fertilization (IVF), artificial insemination, embryo genetic testing, freezing and storing eggs, sperm, or embryos, fertility medicines (including some over-the-counter), and donation of eggs or sperm. It also lets federal health officials add other fertility services as needed.

Coverage would start one year after the bill becomes law.

• Who is affected: People covered by the federal government’s employee health insurance program.
• What changes: The plan must cover fertility care, including IVF, artificial insemination, embryo testing, storage of eggs/sperm/embryos, fertility medicines, and donor services; more services can be added by federal officials.
• When: One year after enactment.