Calls for TRICARE Coverage of Infertility Treatments for all Military Members including the National Guard

Currently, TRICARE does not cover infertility treatments for military members. Some members’ biggest desire in life is to be a parent. The stress of trying month after month and failing to conceive can be high. The stress increases tremendously when they learn one spouse is infertile, and the average cost of one round of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is $20,000. This, compounded with the pressures of military life, can adversely affect both the military member and their spouse. The members of our armed forces do not need the additional mental and financial strain of infertility on top of the pressures of military life. Including coverage for infertility treatments in Tricare would help reduce the financial burden of an already stressful event in a military member’s life and allow them to have the family they so desire.

The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States urges the Congress of the United States to allow infertility treatment coverage under TRICARE for all military members.