Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

Bill: 118-s-2771
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-09-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Dental care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act</b></p> <p>This bill permits individuals to enroll in a dental benefits plan on a health insurance exchange without also enrolling in a qualified health plan.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2771 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 12, 2023 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Marshall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal Exchanges.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act . 2. Standalone dental plans Section 1321 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18041 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Availability of standalone dental plans The Secretary may not restrict any qualified individual from enrolling in a plan described in section 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii) offered through an Exchange established pursuant to subsection (c) on the basis of such qualified individual not being also enrolled in a qualified health plan offered through the Exchange. .