Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act

Bill: 119-s-1164
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2025-03-27
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Dental care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1164 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 27, 2025 Ms. Hassan (for herself, Mr. Marshall , Mr. Coons , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Curtis , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Peters , and Mrs. Capito ) 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. .