Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Introduced
Summary
Would let people buy standalone dental plans through ACA exchanges even if they do not have an Exchange health plan. This bill would bar the Secretary from denying qualified individuals enrollment in standalone dental coverage offered through an Exchange solely because they are not enrolled in a qualified health plan. It is narrowly focused on standalone dental plans and does not change other Exchange eligibility rules.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Enroll in dental-only marketplace plans
If enacted, you could enroll in a dental-only plan on a state or federal health insurance marketplace without buying a health plan. The bill would bar the federal health agency from blocking dental-only enrollment for not having a marketplace health plan. It would not change plan prices, subsidies, or other eligibility rules. The bill does not set a start or end date.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Crenshaw
TX • R
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Balderson
OH • R
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 7/16/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Langworthy
NY • R
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/19/2025
Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
MO • R
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Timmons
SC • R
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Valadao
CA • R
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Landsman
OH • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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