A Fight Until the End

Becoming a mother once seemed like a far-fetched goal. But now that it’s within reach, insurance won’t let me be great. Insurance denied my coverage for IUI because I am not married and my egg wouldn’t be fertilized by my spouse. Someone please tell me if we are really in 2021 with policies like this? How is this not discriminatory and exclusive. They are making a lot of assumptions about the way people define family. What the policy does not cover and make accommodations for is the Single Mother by Choice community

Well you know the social worker in me was not ok with this logic and plans to fight back. I have spoken to several representatives who have not been interested in helping me but only to reiterate the inequality that goes on in this field. And if that isn’t enough, the insurance runaround where you get a different response from each person you talk to was real. After speaking with a supervisor, I have finally found a way to appeal to the Employee Benefits Division and the Maryland Insurance Administration. Policies need to change and if I have to be one of the crusader to get in the fight, I will!!!

I am in for the fight until the end!