S 754 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

Summary
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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
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Introduced Mar 16, 2021 Last action Mar 16, 2021
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Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Mar 16, 2021
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1 primary · 61 co-sponsors

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Photo of Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
DDemocratic
WI
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Photo of Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
CA
n/a
Co
Photo of Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
MN
n/a
Co
Photo of Angus S. King, Jr.
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
ME
n/a
Co
Photo of Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
NM
n/a
Co
Photo of Benjamin L. Cardin
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
MD
n/a
Co
Photo of Bernard Sanders
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
VT
n/a
Co
Photo of Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
LA
n/a
Co
Photo of Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
NV
n/a
Co
Photo of Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
MD
n/a
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Photo of Christopher A. Coons
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
DE
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