"[FAQs Part 72] declared that certain types of fertility benefits will be 'excepted benefits,' exempt from various requirements of [HIPAA], such as health status nondiscrimination. In addition, various [ACA] requirements, like the prohibition on annual and lifetime dollar limits for essential health benefits and the requirement for preventive care coverage, will not apply provided certain conditions are met, and thus make fertility benefits easier for employers to provide."  MORE >>