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President Donald Trump on Thursday announced efforts to increase access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) by making treatments less expensive.
The move includes two priorities: lowering drug prices and making IVF treatment more accessible to women who want to get pregnant because of the expensive procedure.
“At the level of the Trump Administration, we want to make it easier for couples to have children, raise children, and start the families they’ve always dreamed of,” Trump said during the announcement in the oval office.
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President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, where Trump has announced efforts to make the most popular. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump said Emd Serono, the world’s largest drugmaker, has agreed to provide discounts on the cost of the company’s fertility drugs sold in the US
This agreement includes the drug Gonal-F, which treats female and male fertility.
Dr. Mehmet OZ, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said: “There will be more Trump children. I think that’s probably a good thing.”
Trump said that one IVF cycle in the United States can cost $25,000, and many couples need multiple cycles to conceive successfully.
“We are happy to announce that, depending on the patient’s income, the cost of drugs for a standard IVF fertility cycle will fall somewhere between 42 and 79% of families,” said the official, “based on the results of this discussion.”
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President Trump signed an executive order in February to make IVF cheaper and more affordable. (Pet Pictures)
In 2024, the US Department of Health (HHS) said that one cycle of IVF ranges from $ 15,000 to $ 20,000 to $ 20,000 and can exceed $ 30,000.
“Given that the average number of cycles required to get pregnant in IVF is 2.5, this means that the average cost of IVF for a successful pregnancy does not exceed $40,000,” said the HHS report.
Libby Horne, Endus Serono’s US President of fertility and HIV/endocrinology, praised Thursday’s announcement, noting that 1 in 8 couples face infertility.
“Through our partnership with management, we are proud to announce that Americans will have access to our leading IVF treatment at an 84% discount,” said Horne.
The announcement came after Trump in February signed an executive order directing federal agencies to find ways to lower IVF costs.
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Trump was bought on the campaign trail that if he won a second term, he would authorize free treatment for female infertility.
Trump Sen. Katie Britt, R-ALA., for bringing the issue of IVF access to her attention.
“This is the most important IVF thing that any president in the history of the United States of America has done,” Britt said Thursday alongside Trump.
