Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- Last Action
- 3/16/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-16Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-03-16Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-16 (00)
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and items. Coverage must include services and items that functionally improve, repair, or restore any body part that is medically necessary for normal bodily functions or appearance, as determined by the treating physician. Coverage limits and cost-sharing requirements for such services and items may not be more restrictive than those applicable to all medical and surgical benefits under the plan.
Cosponsors (20)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
Subjects
- Birth defects
- Dental care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Home and outpatient care
- Hospital care
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Surgery and anesthesia
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