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S 3244 114th Congress Senate Health

Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act

Introduced: July 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Jul 14, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 14, 2016
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Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to ease restrictions on health insurance plans without pediatric dental benefits (an essential health benefit) to allow such insurance to be offered in any service area where a dental plan in the individual or small group market provides pediatric dental benefits, even if the dental plan is not offered on the health insurance exchange.

What's happening now July 14, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3463 Related bill Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 17, 2016
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 29, 2016
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 21, 2016
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jul 14, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3244: Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3244/
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"S. 3244: Aligning Children's Dental Coverage Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3244/.
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S. 3244, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3244/.
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