Walmart is teaming up with fertility startup Kindbody to offer benefits under its insurance plan that will help its workers expand their families.
Walmart will offer employees benefits such as in vitro fertilization and fertility testing regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status, according to a Sept. 27 press release from the retail giant.
In addition, Walmart's employees will get access to more than 30 of Kindbody's fertility clinics and in vitro fertilization labs across the U.S.
Kindbody's clinics will also be available to help eligible workers access Walmart's surrogacy and adoption benefits.
The offerings, which start Nov. 1, build on Walmart's "Center of Excellence" model, which provides benefits and coverage for certain heart, spine and joint surgeries and cancer treatments, in partnership with healthcare providers and facilities including the Cleveland Clinic and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic.