Gay couple sues over insurance plan – NBC Bay Area

NEW YORK – A gay couple filed a first-of-its-kind class-action lawsuit against the City of New York on Thursday, alleging that the city’s health insurance plan is discriminatory because it does not cover in vitro fertilization, or IVF, for male couples. The lawsuit is the latest development in what has become a years-long effort by…

A gay couple was unable to access benefits for in vitro fertilization. They have sued the city of New York

Nicholas Maggipinto and Corey Briskin, a couple from Brooklyn, begin legal action against New York for discrimination in access to fertilization treatments. (Courtesy of Nicholas Maggipinto and Corey Briskin) The city of NY is denying in vitro fertilization benefits to thousands of gay men employed by the city and their partners, a class-action lawsuit filed…