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IVF Insurance Coverage in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has an IVF insurance mandate.

Mandate type
Full mandate
In effect since
1987

Who the mandate applies to

  • Large-employer plans: Required
  • Small-employer plans: Required
  • Individual market: Required
  • Self-insured employer plans (ERISA): Excluded — federal ERISA preemption applies

Statute and notes

Most generous US mandate: unlimited IVF cycles, cryopreservation included, no dollar cap. Covers unmarried patients. Self-insured plans excluded.

Citation: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, § 47H; ch. 176A, § 8K

Read the statute

Last verified 2026-04-14.

Fertility clinics in Massachusetts

8 reporting clinics (CDC ART 2022).