A Colorado Sun story looks at House Bill 1158 that would require insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures for Colorado families, including expanding egg and sperm harvesting and freezing for patients undergoing lifesaving fertility threatening treatments such as chemotherapy. Dr. Leslie Appiah, Director for the University of Colorado (CU) Fertility Preservation and Reproductive Late Effects Program, makes note that around 2,000 people in Colorado between the ages of 15 and 44 are diagnosed with cancer each year – stressing the importance of fertility preservation insurance coverage for this population.