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S. 5088 119th Congress Senate

Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit lifetime or annual limits on dental coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program, an… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit lifetime or annual limits on dental coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program, and to require wraparound coverage of dental services for certain children under such program.

Introduced: July 22, 2026 Introduced by: Angela D. Alsobrooks Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 22, 2026
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act

This bill modifies dental coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Specifically, the bill prohibits lifetime or annual limits on CHIP dental coverage. It also requires states to offer dental-only supplemental coverage under CHIP to children who have other health insurance but are otherwise eligible for CHIP (i.e., wraparound coverage); such coverage is currently at the option of the state.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5088: Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5088/
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"S. 5088: Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5088/.
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S. 5088, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5088/.
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