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- May 11, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Trump Unveils Employer Fertility Benefit Plan and Moms.gov at Oval Office
- On 11 May 2026 President Trump held a maternal healthcare event in the Oval Office with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz and Senator Katie Britt[1][3]
- He announced a Labor Department rule creating a fertility benefit employers can offer outside their health insurance plans, "much like vision or dental insurance"[3]
- The Treasury, Labor and HHS departments published it as a proposed rule, "Excepted Fertility Benefits", on 13 May 2026, with comments due by 13 July 2026[2]
- HHS had launched moms.gov the day before, on Mother's Day, as a hub for IVF, prenatal and postnatal care and TrumpRx[3]
- The event came after the CDC reported a record-low US fertility rate of 53.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 in 2025[3]
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- [1]90%whitehouse.gov/gallery/president-donald-j-trump-participates-in-a-maternal-healthcare-event-in-the-oval-office-may-11-2026whitehouse.gov· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts May 11, 2026 ✓· 30% of score
The White House gallery is titled "President Donald J. Trump participates in a maternal healthcare event in the Oval Office, May 11, 2026"; its livestream began at 14:59 UTC.
- [2]90%Excepted Fertility Benefits (proposed rule, 91 FR 27140)federalregister.gov· Published May 13, 2026· 18% of score
The Treasury, Labor and HHS proposed rule published two days later; comments due by 13 July 2026.[1]
- [3]85%Trump touts efforts to improve maternal healthcare, increase U.S. fertility rate (Spectrum News)spectrumlocalnews.com· Published May 11, 2026· 18% of score
Trump announced a Labor Department fertility benefit option outside health plans, 'much like vision or dental insurance'; HHS launched moms.gov on Mother's Day; the CDC put the 2025 fertility rate at a record-low 53.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15-44.[1]
- [4]80%President Trump Hosts Discusses Maternal Health Care (C-SPAN)c-span.org· Published May 11, 2026· 18% of score
C-SPAN video of the Oval Office maternal health event.
- [5]80%President Trump Participates in a Maternal Healthcare Event (The White House)youtube.com· Published May 11, 2026· 18% of score
The White House[1] livestream of the event, begun at 14:59 UTC on 11 May 2026.
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