Foster youth get dental coverage until age 26 through Medicaid.
H.R. 10676 — Foster Youth Dental Act of 2026 · Filed by Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill extends Medicaid dental coverage to foster youth aged 21 to 25. States must pay dentists at rates matching private insurance averages. States must reach out to former foster youth to sign them up for Medicaid. States must recruit dentists to join the program. The federal government pays all extra costs.
Who it affects
Foster youth aged 21 to 25 gain dental coverage they lacked before. States must do outreach and recruit dentists.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how to punish states if they fail to do outreach. It does not say what happens if states miss enrollment targets within six months.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Medicaid — A federal and state program that pays for health care for people with low income.
- foster youth — Young people in the care of the federal government or a state because they cannot live with their parents.
- outreach — Efforts to find and contact people to tell them about a program or service.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,880 characters) on Oct 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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