OBJECTIVE: To examine codified state policies related to infertility and assess their implications for cancer patients. Lack of insurance is often identified as a barrier to use of fertility preservation (FP) services. DESIGN: None. SETTING: A keyword search was developed to identify statutes and administrative regulations of insurance coverage for FP in the United States. PATIENT(S): N/A. INTERVENTION(S): N/A. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Laws addressing the general population but pertaining to FP were compiled using Lexis-Nexis. Data were analyzed by reviewing the "plain meaning" of the text, legislative/administrative history, and annotated case law. Legal reasoning and common rules of statutory construction and legislative interpretation were used. RESULT(S): Fifteen states (29.4%) had laws relating to insurance coverage for infertility or in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures and two states (CA and IL) specifically excluded IVF from a mandatory offer of coverage. No state laws or regulations addressed insurance coverage for FP methods specific to cancer patients. CONCLUSION(S): There is an argument for policies that require coverage for FP for cancer survivors before treatment.
OBJECTIVE: To examine codified state policies related to infertility and assess their implications for cancerpatients. Lack of insurance is often identified as a barrier to use of fertility preservation (FP) services. DESIGN: None. SETTING: A keyword search was developed to identify statutes and administrative regulations of insurance coverage for FP in the United States. PATIENT(S): N/A. INTERVENTION(S): N/A. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Laws addressing the general population but pertaining to FP were compiled using Lexis-Nexis. Data were analyzed by reviewing the "plain meaning" of the text, legislative/administrative history, and annotated case law. Legal reasoning and common rules of statutory construction and legislative interpretation were used. RESULT(S): Fifteen states (29.4%) had laws relating to insurance coverage for infertility or in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures and two states (CA and IL) specifically excluded IVF from a mandatory offer of coverage. No state laws or regulations addressed insurance coverage for FP methods specific to cancerpatients. CONCLUSION(S): There is an argument for policies that require coverage for FP for cancer survivors before treatment.
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