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President Donald Trump on Thursday announced two moves that could lower the cost of fertility treatments for some Americans but fell well short of his campaign promise to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) available to all Americans at no cost.

Employers will now be able to offer standalone insurance to cover infertility treatments, but those plans will have loose requirements about what they are required to cover, Trump said in a White House address. Trump also announced that one major drugmaker, EMD Serono, will offer discounts on the list price for drugs used in IVF.

The White House told reporters that the governmen

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