Healthcare (Insurance · Children)

in committee · United States · House Jul 22, 2026

HR 9833: Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act

This bill, titled the Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act, modifies the Children's Health Insurance Program to expand dental coverage for low-income children and pregnant women. It mandates that states remove any lifetime or annual dollar limits on dental benefits for eligible participants and requires states to offer dental-only supplemental coverage instead of allowing them to opt out. The changes take effect six months after the law is enacted, ensuring that these specific groups receive consistent access to necessary dental services without financial caps.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands dental coverage for low-income children and pregnant women, removes benefit limits, and mandates supplemental coverage.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Children's Health Insurance Medicaid Tags Children

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in committee · United States · Senate Jul 22, 2026

S 5088: Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act

This bill, titled the Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act, modifies the Children's Health Insurance Program to improve dental coverage for low-income children and pregnant women. It prohibits states from setting lifetime or annual dollar limits on dental benefits for eligible children and pregnant women receiving assistance. Additionally, the law requires states to provide dental-only supplemental coverage to certain children without offering them less favorable terms than those available to children receiving full dental benefits. These changes take effect six months after the bill is enacted.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands dental coverage for low-income children and pregnant women by prohibiting benefit limits, directly improving patient access.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Children's Health Insurance Tags Children

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in committee · United States · Senate Jul 21, 2026

S 5037: MediKids Act

The MediKids Act expands Medicaid eligibility to cover children and young adults up to age 26, regardless of their immigration status, and establishes a system for automatic enrollment of newborns that allows parents to opt out if other qualifying health coverage is available. The bill ensures that states provide full federal funding for these expanded groups and extends specific pediatric health services, such as Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT), to individuals up to age 26. Additionally, the legislation modifies tax rules to prevent this new Medicaid coverage from counting as minimum essential coverage for the purpose of individual health insurance tax penalties.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill expands Medicaid eligibility and ensures full federal funding for new groups, directly increasing government spending on public health services.75% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands Medicaid eligibility, ensures full federal funding, and extends pediatric health services, directly strengthening healthcare access.95% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationBill explicitly expands Medicaid eligibility to children and young adults regardless of immigration status, directly protecting immigrant access to healthcare services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Children's Health Insurance Medicaid DACA & Dreamers Tags Children

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in committee · United States · House Mar 6, 2025

HR 1901: CHIPP Act

HR 1901, the CHIPP Act, makes Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding permanent for all future fiscal years, removing previous expiration dates that required annual congressional renewal. This directly affects low-income children and families who rely on CHIP coverage and the states that administer these programs. The key mechanism is amending federal law to require "such sums as are necessary" for CHIP funding starting in fiscal year 2029 and beyond. Other provisions adjust funding for related programs like pediatric quality measures and outreach, but the primary change is CHIP’s permanent funding structure.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesMakes CHIP funding permanent, ensuring consistent budget allocation for essential children's health coverage without annual renewal.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePermanently funds CHIP, ensuring continuous coverage for low-income children without annual renewal hurdles, directly strengthening public health program access.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Children's Health Insurance Medicaid Tags Children

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in committee · United States · Senate Jul 29, 2025

S 2496: Keep Kids Covered Act

The Keep Kids Covered Act extends continuous health coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. It requires states to maintain coverage for newborns and young children until age 6 (previously 1 year), for children ages 6-18 until age 19 (previously 12 months), and for former foster youth until age 26 (previously 18). The bill also mandates states to update contact information annually for long-term enrollees and inform them about their coverage duration. These changes aim to prevent gaps in health insurance for vulnerable children and youth. The provisions take effect one year after the bill's enactment.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExtends Medicaid/CHIP coverage ages for children, preventing coverage gaps and strengthening access to health services for vulnerable populations.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Children's Health Insurance Medicaid Tags Children

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in committee · United States · Senate Feb 26, 2025

S 752: Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act

This bill creates a streamlined process for out-of-state healthcare providers to enroll in Medicaid or CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) in a state. It directly affects children under 21 enrolled in these programs and healthcare providers located in other states who already meet low fraud risk standards. The key provision requires states to adopt a simplified enrollment process using only basic provider information (like name and National Provider Identifier), granting eligible providers a 5-year enrollment period without repeated screening. This reduces administrative barriers for providers serving out-of-state children under 21 who qualify for Medicaid or CHIP coverage.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareStreamlines Medicaid/CHIP provider enrollment, improving access for children under 21 through simplified process for out-of-state providers.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Children's Health Insurance Medicaid Tags Children

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