US President Trump signs executive order to expand affordable IVF across country
PTC News Desk: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at expanding in vitro fertilisation (IVF) more affordable across the country.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the signing, stating, "The order directs policy recommendations to protect IVF access and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for such treatments."
It added, "Priority will also be placed on addressing any current policies, including those that require legislation, that exacerbate the cost of IVF treatments. The Order recognises the importance of family formation and that our Nation's public policy must make it easier for loving and longing mothers and fathers to have children."
The factsheet further stated that the cost of IVF treatments can range from USD 12,000 to USD 25,000 per cycle and multiple cycles may be needed to get pregnant.
"Department of Health and Human Services data reports that more than 85,000 infants were born as a result of IVF in 2021. The general US fertility rate is at another historic low. The rate dropped 3 per cent in 2023 from 2022. From 2014-2020, the rate consistently decreased by 2 per cent annually," White House factsheet added.
- PTC NEWS
