RESTORE Act

Increased access to specialized care: The bill promotes restorative reproductive medicine which aims to diagnose and treat underlying hormonal and health imbalances (Section 2, Section 3).

Enhanced medical training: The Act provides for training opportunities for medical professionals to learn how to diagnose and treat reproductive health conditions (Section 1, Section 10).

Improved diagnostic accuracy: The bill directs the update of medical coding (ICD-10-CM and CPT codes) to more accurately reflect and classify severe, chronic reproductive health conditions (Section 12).

Better reimbursement for patients and providers: By modernizing medical coding and implementing a bundled payment model, the bill aims to ensure appropriate reimbursement for reproductive health-related surgical procedures and care coordination (Section 12).

Expanded research on causes and treatments: The Act directs the expansion of research into the causes of reproductive conditions, such as endometriosis and uterine fibroids, and the effectiveness of restorative medicine (Section 13).

Support for male infertility treatment: The bill mandates the development of education regarding lifestyle and metabolic modifications to treat male factor infertility (Section 11).

Protection for provider convictions: The bill prohibits the government or entities receiving federal assistance from discriminating against healthcare providers who decline to participate in assisted reproductive technology based on their sincerely held religious or moral beliefs (Section 4).