Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

Progress

Timeline

• Mar 19Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Summary

**Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (S 1677)** This bill would expand dental care coverage in government health programs. Based on the title and typical legislative patterns, it likely aims to: **What it does:** Expands access to dental services, potentially including coverage for preventive care, basic treatments, and possibly more comprehensive dental work. **Who it affects:** Likely beneficiaries of Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal health programs who currently have limited or no dental coverage. **What would change:** People enrolled in these programs would gain access to dental care that they may currently have to pay for out-of-pocket or go without. This could include routine cleanings, fillings, extractions, and other dental treatments. **Current status:** The bill is in committee, meaning it's being reviewed and potentially modified before any floor vote. *Note: Since this summary is based on the title alone, specific details about coverage scope, eligibility, and implementation would need to be confirmed by reviewing the full bill text.*

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