CDC's 2021 state data brief (published December 2023) lists 2 reporting clinics in Vermont and 499 ART procedures for women living in the state, or 3,619 per million women aged 15 to 49 (U.S.: 3,250). Babies conceived with ART were 3.0% of births to Vermont residents in 2021, above the U.S. share of 2.3%.
| CDC measure, 2021 | Vermont |
|---|---|
| Clinics in Vermont reporting to CDC | 2 |
| ART procedures for women living in Vermont | 499 |
| Procedures per 1 million women aged 15 to 49 (U.S.: 3,250) | 3,619 |
| Embryo-transfer procedures among them | 392 |
| Live-birth deliveries from these procedures | 149 |
| Live-born infants from these procedures | 155 |
| Babies born in 2021 to Vermont residents conceived with ART | 159 of 5,384 (3.0%; U.S.: 2.3%) |
Counted by the patient's state of residence; excludes cycles in which eggs or embryos were only banked. Source: CDC, State-Specific ART Surveillance, 2021 Data Brief (December 2023).
Vermont's numbers are small in absolute terms (159 of 5,384 births) but high relative to its population, on both the procedure rate and the share of births.
The table shows 155 live-born infants from 2021 procedures and 159 babies born during 2021: the first follows the year's procedures, the second counts births in the calendar year, so they need not match.
CDC counts by the patient's state of residence, so Vermont women treated in other states are included, and only reporting clinics appear (453 of 501 nationally in 2021).
This research found no Vermont law requiring insurers to cover infertility treatment, IVF or fertility preservation. Your plan's terms decide what you pay, so ask your insurer or HR and confirm with the state insurance department, because 2026 bills could not be fully verified and rules change.
Map to the Positive gives age-based cutoffs for when to see a specialist: 12 months of trying under 35, 6 months from 35 to 40, 3 months at 41 to 42, and an immediate evaluation from 43.
For women between 35 and 40, the book explains, every additional 6 months of waiting can mean a measurable drop in the success rate of future treatments. Ovarian reserve doesn't pause, and diagnoses that could have been solved with simple interventions can turn into more complex cases over time.
A gynecologist with specialty training in reproductive medicine is the entry point in most cases.
The cutoffs and the cost of waiting open Station IV of Map to the Positive, in Chapter 29. The station goes on to how to choose a doctor, the treatment ladder and IVF step by step.
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References: State-Specific Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance, United States: 2021 Data Brief (CDC, with ASRM, SART and RESOLVE) (2023-12) · State-Specific ART Surveillance (CDC) (2024-10-09) · Coverage and Use of Fertility Services in the U.S., Appendix 1: State laws requiring private insurance coverage of infertility services (KFF) (2020-05) · Health Insurance & Fertility Services: State Laws (Triage Cancer) (2025-09)