Utah added more IVF and GLP-1 options for public employees — here’s how it’s working

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: July 6, 2026

Words: 572

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago


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After healthcare options were expanded for Utah public employees, treatments like in vitro fertilization have been approved as benefits since 2025, and weight loss drugs like GLP-1s since the 2026 legislative session. They do, however, come with some limitations for employees of more than 350 public entities in Utah.

Following a state-mandated pilot to allow payments toward IVF treatments, health benefits managers found birth complications were reduced by having patients transfer a single embryo …

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