The push to help Minnesotans pay for IVF

Published: Aug 30, 2024 Duration: 00:02:11 Category: News & Politics

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A TOP 10 WEATHER DAY AND IT IS NOT THE ONLY ONE OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WE ARE GETTING YOU READY FOR SOME WONDERFUL WEATHER. >>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MADE HEADLINES IN WISCONSIN LAST NIGHT AND PEOPLE ARE BUZZING ABOUT HIS PROPOSAL TODAY. >> HE SAYS THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PAY FOR IVF TREATMENTS. >> WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IS, FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE USING IVF, WHICH IS FERTILIZATION, THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT OR WE WILL MANDATE YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO PAY FOR IT. >> DEMOCRATS ARE RALLYING AROUND THE SAME ISSUE IN MINNESOTA AND VOWED TO GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE NEXT YEAR. >>> IT IS SO COST PRIVATIVE. >> FIRST-HAND THE FINANCIAL TOLL OF FERTILITY TREATMENT. IN ORDER TO MAKE A FAMILY POSSIBLE. >> WE HAD TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET. IT WAS $12,000 JUST TO HAVE OUR BABY. THAT WAS JUST ONE TRY. I KNOW FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS , MULTIPLE CYCLES, MULTIPLE TRANSFERS. >> SHE HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR MINNESOTA TO MANDATE INSURANCE COVERAGE OF TREATMENT COSTS INCLUDING IVF WHICH HAS TAKEN CENTER STAGE AT A POLITICAL DEBATE IN RECENT MONTHS. NOW, TRUMP BACKS FEDERAL SUPPORTIVE IVF OR REQUIRING INSURANCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO OPERATE IN THEIR HEALTH PLAN. >> THE FORMER PRESIDENT HAS NOT OFFERED FORMER -- TOO MANY DETAILS. SHE SAYS SHE IS THRILLED TO HEAR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TALK ABOUT INFERTILITY. >> I KNOW PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE WITH INFERTILITY AND STRUGGLE TO BUILD A FAMILY ARE REALLY FEELING SEEN BY THE PROMINENCE OF IVF AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION. >> ULTIMATELY, LEADERS SAY THE PROPOSAL WAS TOO EXPENSIVE FOR THIS YEAR'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TO TAKE ON. THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT FOUND A MONTHLY INSURANCE PREMIUM COST WOULD BE LESS THAN 1% BUT IT COULD COST THE STATE $60 MILLION IN THE FIRST YEAR. THE ESTIMATES ARE IN DISPUTE AND THERE SHOULD BE A CLEARER PICTURE NEXT YEAR OF THE COST. >> I THINK THAT THE NUMBER WILL BE SO AMENABLE TO PEOPLE THAT BECAUSE THE FIRST NUMBER WAS SO BANANA PANTS, IT WILL BE EASY TO SAY, IT IS JUST THAT MUCH? >>> LAWMAKERS HAVE

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