2025 Connecticut Advocacy Efforts
Our priorities for the 2025-26 Legislative Session:
Expand Medicaid coverage for fertility healthcare
An Act Promoting Equity in Medicaid Coverage for Fertility Health Care (HB-7022)
This bill would expand Medicaid coverage for fertility health care in Connecticut. Currently members of the HUSKY program only have coverage for diagnostic care, not any fertility treatment. AllPaths Family Building is proud to be a founding member of the Fertility Access Connecticut (FACT) campaign, and this is FACT’s priority bill in 2025.
Get Involved
Thank you to everyone who provided testimony for the hearing on March 6th. Stay tuned for next steps and additional action items for HB-7022!
Current Connecticut Fertility Insurance Law
Connecticut has a Fertility Insurance Law. It passed in 1989 and has been amended several times.
AllPaths is an active member of the Fertility Access CT (FACT) Campaign, advocating for improvements to the current statute.
Summary
The Connecticut Fertility Insurance Law provides coverage for:
- Infertility diagnosis and treatment for individuals
- Medically necessary fertility preservation
Legal Definition of Infertility
The Act defines infertility as “the condition of an individual who is unable to conceive or produce conception or sustain a successful pregnancy during a one-year period or such treatment is medically necessary.”
Limits
This mandate does limit lifetime maximum coverage for ovulation induction (4 cycles), intrauterine insemination (3 cycles), and IVF, GIFT, ZIFT or low tubal ovum transfer (2 cycles). Treatment must be performed at fertility clinics that conform to the guidelines developed by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI).
Exemptions
Religious employers and employers who self-insured are exempt from the Connecticut insurance mandate requirements.
For more information about the Connecticut Insurance Mandate, please consult Chapter 700c-38a-509 and BULLETIN HC-125.