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Trump signs executive order asking for recommendations on lowering IVF costs

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to lower costs for in vitro fertilization on February 18, 2025.
The order seeks policy recommendations from federal agencies aimed at making IVF more affordable for families.
Senator Patty Murray described the order as a 'PR stunt,' noting that Republicans have previously blocked measures to make IVF more affordable.
The order requires the U.S. Domestic Policy Council to provide recommendations within 90 days on how to reduce out-of-pocket costs for IVF.

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Trump's IVF executive order sparks Republican, anti-abortion backlash

A single cycle of IVF costs between $15,000 and $25,000, which has many families unable to access to the fertility treatment.

3 days ago·United States

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The 19th

Trump wants to make IVF more affordable. It's unclear how that would happen.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order he said would lower the cost of in vitro fertilization and protect access to it. But the order doesn’t clarify how it would lower costs, let alone eliminate them, particularly as his administration is trying to slash budgets. Trump promised during his campaign to make IVF available at no cost to all Americans. Multiple health policy researchers told The 19th that cutting out-of-pocket costs for I…

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Trump wants to lower the cost of IVF. A new executive order seeks ideas to do that

President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday evening with the goal of expanding access to and lowering the cost of the infertility treatment known as IVF, or in vitro fertilization.The order directs Trump’s assistant for domestic policy to come up with a list of policy ideas for “protecting IVF access and aggressively reducing out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment” within 90 days.IVF became a hot campaign issue a year ago…

3 days ago·Portland, United States

Trump Admin Wants Pro-Life Policy Recommendations to Mitigate Ethical Concerns With IVF

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3 days ago·New York, United States

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Jezebel

Trump's Useless 'Executive Order' on IVF Could Have Been an Email

There’s a special place in hell for people who waste your time with meetings that could have been an email, and I hope Donald Trump ends up there. (I hope he goes to hell for many reasons, but I digress.) On Tuesday, the president signed a bizarre, so-called executive order on IVF, stating that “Americans need reliable access to IVF and more affordable treatment options, as the cost per cycle can range from $12,000 to $25,000.” True! Now, what d…

Trump signs executive order asking for recommendations on lowering IVF costs

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to find ways to reduce the high cost of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. The order directs the Domestic Policy Council to make recommendations “on how to ensure reliable access to IVF,” according to a White House fact sheet. It sets a 90-day deadline for…

4 days ago·Washington, United States

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