Georgia Senate Advocacy Form - Chick MissionChick Mission

Help Us Support Fertility Preservation Coverage for Georgia Patients

Young Georgians diagnosed with cancer, lupus, or sickle cell disease face a difficult reality: life-saving treatments often cause infertility. Insurance companies typically don’t cover the $15,000 cost of fertility preservation.

The Chick Mission and partner organizations are advocating for legislation to require insurance coverage for fertility preservation for these patients.

Take action now. Fill out the form below to send a pre-populated note to your Georgia Senator Representative sharing your support of this bill. It takes less than 15 seconds to tell your elected officials that all Georgians deserve the chance to build a family after life-saving treatment. Your voice matters!

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Message - Please add why fertility preservation means something to you. A personal story, a friend who struggled, your own fertility experience. For example:

My name is_____. I am proud to share I am a cancer survivor who fought and won three battles with cancer during my 30s. My experience with cancer meant that my life saving treatment had a direct effect on my ability to become a biological mother.

As your constituent, I am writing to secure support for an issue that is very important to myself and my family. It is not well known that many medically necessary treatments for young adults (18-40) diagnosed with cancer, lupus and sickle cell disease have a high likelihood for an irreversible side effect : Infertility.

Before undergoing fertility threatening protocols (chemotherapy, radiation, etc.), patients have an option to preserve fertility however these procedures are not covered by most insurance companies in the United States. I would like your help to change that. There are prohibitive out-of-pocket costs to preserve fertility ahead of treatment; it also poses a real risk to the health and longevity of patients during and after they’ve gone through treatment for these diseases.

For example, many women choose a less toxic dose of chemotherapy to mitigate potential effects on future fertility - even if it means their illness may come back. All Georgians should have access to preserving their options ahead of the treatment that will save their lives but end their dreams of family

I am working with The Chick Mission and a broader coalition of cancer patients, health care providers, and supporters to make this a reality. HB 94 has moved through the House and will next be heard by the Senate Insurance and Labor committee. This bill would require health benefit plans regulated by the State of Georgia to provide coverage for fertility preservation service to a covered individual who will receive a medically necessary treatment that the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine has established may directly or indirectly cause impaired fertility.

As your constituent, I urge you to take a stand for  young adult cancer patients in the state of Georgia and consider supporting this important legislation.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]