Rep. Sara Jacobs Criticizes Mike Johnson for Removing IVF Coverage for Military Families

IVF Coverage for Military Families

• 🎯 Rep. Sara Jacobs is speaking out against Speaker Mike Johnson for removing a bipartisan provision from the NDAA that would have provided IVF coverage for military personnel.
• 💔 She shares the story of Lydia, an Army wife whose husband's service and resulting infertility have denied them the medical treatment needed to become parents.
• ⚠️ Lydia states that IVF is not a luxury but the only medical path for them to conceive, yet TRICARE does not cover it.
• 😥 The couple has undergone nine rounds of IUI and are considering leaving the military or divorcing to obtain IVF coverage elsewhere due to the prohibitive out-of-pocket costs.

Hypocrisy and Opposition

• 🏛️ Jacobs highlights the hypocrisy of the situation, noting that Speaker Johnson's own staff has access to IVF care.
• 🚫 Because of this decision, Jacobs states she will vote no on the final NDAA.
• 📣 She emphasizes that this fight for IVF coverage for military families is ongoing.