Family Building Act of 2003

The Family Building Act of 2003 was a legislative proposal designed to require most public and private health insurance plans to provide coverage for infertility treatments. Under this bill, health providers would have been mandated to cover diagnostic tests and procedures to help individuals conceive, provided those treatments met specific medical standards. The practical impact for citizens would have been a significant reduction in out-of-pocket costs for fertility services, such as in vitro fertilization, for those enrolled in employer-sponsored plans, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and military health care plans.