Bipartisan bill aims to make Minnesota health insurers cover infertility treatments

A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers are pushing for a law requiring health insurers to cover infertility treatment.

One in six struggle with their fertility, according to Resolve, a national infertility research organization, so this bill could help thousands of people. 

The bill, put forward by Republican state Sen. Julia Coleman and Democratic state Sen. Erin Maye Quade, will go before the Senate Commerce Committee Thursday.

If the bill were to become law, it would require health plans to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services. 

Just last month, there was a rally at the Capitol for IVF coverage. 

"I hear the stories day after day, 'Should I use my retirement funds? Should I take out a second mortgage? Should I use my HSA? What should I do?'" said Miraya Gran, of the Minnesota Building Families Coalition.

The coalition has pushed for this for the past several years.

This story will be updated.