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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio HB 888 requires health benefit plans and Medicaid to cover fertility treatments and assisted reproductive technology
Last action · May 20, 2026: Referred to InsuranceSponsors: Erika White and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio House Bill 888 mandates that health benefit plans offering basic health care services and the state Medicaid program must cover and treatments for fertility conditions on the same terms as other medical procedures. The bill also establishes that s for these fertility services cannot exceed those for other reproductive care. These changes take effect upon the effective date of the section.
Enrollees and Medicaid recipients gain insurance coverage for fertility services and assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization, which were previously subject to varying plan limits.
- Ohio House Bill 888 was introduced during the 136th General Assembly legislative session to address insurance coverage gaps for infertility services. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
health insuring corporations
Health insuring corporations must provide coverage for assisted reproductive technology and fertility treatments under the same terms as other medical procedures.
medicaid recipients
Medicaid recipients become eligible for coverage of assisted reproductive technology and treatments for conditions that impact fertility.
health benefit plan enrollees
Enrollees receive mandated health plan coverage for fertility treatments and assisted reproductive technology with regulated cost-sharing limits.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- May 20, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Insurance
- May 12, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
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Mandated Fertility Coverage in State Insurance and Medicaid
The bill expands Ohio health insurance and Medicaid statutes to treat assisted reproductive technology and fertility treatments on par with general medical procedures.
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www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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