Victory in the Aloha State

After more than a decade of advocacy by Hawaiian patient and provider advocacy organizations, Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed HB 1864 into law on July 9, 2026. This legislation requires state-regulated health insurers to cover standard fertility preservation services for individuals facing iatrogenic infertility, including cancer patients. The new law will cover procedures such as sperm banking and egg and embryo freezing and go into effect for health plans issued or renewed in Hawaii after December 31, 2026.

Due to Hawaii’s Prepaid Health Care Act of 1974 (PHCA) – the nation’s only state employer health coverage mandate that predates federal ERISA law – coverage will reach a broader percentage of Hawaii’s population compared to other state fertility preservation laws. We estimate that more than 700,000 Hawaiians, approximately half of the state’s population, will now have fertility preservation coverage should they ever need it.

The Alliance for Fertility Preservation would like to thank every patient advocate and organization that has been fighting tirelessly for this coverage since the first Hawaii bill was introduced in 2012. We are especially grateful for the Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology, ASCO, Fertility Institute of Hawaii, Breast Cancer Hawaii, ACS CAN, Blood Cancer United, Susan G. Komen and all of the patient advocates who bravely shared their stories throughout this long journey.

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Glenn Schattman, M.D.

Glenn Schattman, M.D.

Dr. Glenn L. Schattman is an Associate Professor at The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine (CRM) of Weill Cornell Medical College. He earned his undergraduate degree from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, his medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, and completed his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Schattman completed his training with a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Center for Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell and joined the Center’s faculty in 1993.

Dr. Schattman’s current work is focused on fertility preservation for cancer patients, both before and after treatment. Quality of life in cancer survivors includes the ability to have a family. He was a founding member of the Alliance for Fertility Preservation and now serves as its Chairman. Education and access to fertility preservation information and services are a critical part of the organization’s mission. He is also involved in research on ovarian tissue cryopreservation and improving tissue re-vascularization to reduce the stress and follicle loss associated with transplantation.

Teaching and mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows is also a large part of Dr. Schattman’s role at Weill Cornell. In addition to receiving a “Best Doctor” award, he has been honored for his teaching with the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Excellence in Teaching Award and the Best Teacher Award at New York Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center.