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Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act This bill permits individuals to enroll in a dental benefits plan on a health insurance exchange without also enrolling in a qualified health plan.
Action Timeline
2025-03-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-03-27
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.1164 pass?
S.1164 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 38%.
What does S.1164 do?
Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act This bill permits individuals to enroll in a dental benefits plan on a health insurance exchange without also enrolling in a qualified health plan.
Who sponsored S.1164?
S.1164 was sponsored by Margaret Wood Hassan (D-New Hampshire).
Full Bill Text
119 S1164 IS: Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act U.S. Senate 2025-03-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 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. .
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