Massachusetts
What is the mandate type for Massachusetts?
For Massachusetts, mandate type is mandate to cover; ivf covered is yes; cycle or retrieval limit is no limit on the number cycles; lifetime dollar cap is no state lifetime cap on the amount of fertility insurance available; age restriction is not stated, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17; source re-checked 2026-09-29.
Massachusetts fertility insurance stipulates that insurers that provide pregnancy-related benefits are also expected to offer coverage for diagnosis and treatment of infertility. This means access to artificial insemination procedures such as IVF and GIFT. It may also include procurement of eggs or sperm, processing and banking for fertilized eggs and sperm. Infertility is clearly defined based on age and time trying to conceive, and a miscarriage does not restart the eligibility clock. There’s also no state lifetime cap on the amount of fertility insurance available and no limit on the number cycles. But, insurers are able to use their clinical guidelines and patient’s medical histories to set some limits here. Massachusetts law also requires coverage for fertility preservation services when a medical condition or its treatment may impair fertility.
— cofertility.com, retrieved 2026-08-17
- State
- Massachusetts verified
- Mandate type
- mandate to cover our reading
- IVF covered
- yes our reading
- Cycle or retrieval limit
- no limit on the number cycles verified
- Lifetime dollar cap
- no state lifetime cap on the amount of fertility insurance available verified
- Age restriction
- not stated
- Employer size threshold
- not stated
- Self-insured plans exempt
- not stated our reading
- Religious employer exempt
- not stated our reading
- Prior treatment required
- not stated our reading
- Effective date
- not stated
- Statute citation
- not stated
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- cofertility.comhttps://www.cofertility.com/family-learn/fertility-insurance-mandates-how-does-my-state-stack-up