SACRAMENTO, California — California will require insurance companies to pay for fertility coverage, opening up treatments like IVF to millions more people.
The new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Sunday also makes fertility treatment accessible to same-sex couples by removing the requirement for patients to be trying for a year to “naturally” conceive before they qualify — a measure that attracted the support from prominent members of the LGBTQ+ community, including recently the CEO of Grindr .
“As Republicans across the country continue to claw back rights and block access to IVF — all while calling themselves ‘the party of families’ — we are proud to help every Californian make their own choices about the family they want,” Newsom said in a statement…