A minute of health news from around the nation.

Zach Dyer [DYE-er] reads the week’s news: The high cost of fertility treatment is making some Americans look abroad for help getting pregnant. Plus, a nonprofit in Austin, Texas is trying to keep its city’s music scenes going by helping artists pay for health insurance

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The high cost of fertility treatments at home has some Americans traveling abroad for help getting pregnant.

I'm Zach Dyer, and this is your KFF Health News Minute.

The average cost of in vitro fertilization in the U.S. is more than $29,000.

In Greece, would-be parents with the means may pay a fraction of that, even after accounting for air travel.

But patients may face language barriers and difficulty evaluating IVF clinics abroad for safety and effectiveness. this.

Musicians are singing the blues over the cost of living and skyrocketing health insurance premiums.

In Texas, one nonprofit helps artists foot the bill.

Rachel Blair is with the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians.

There's no way that they would be able to spend a third of their income on health care.

The program could be a model for food service and other industries where health insurance can be hard to come by.

There's more at kffhealthnews.org.