Bill removes limits on dental care for low-income kids in CHIP
S. 5088 — Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act · Filed by Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP. It stops states from putting caps on dental coverage. Low-income kids and pregnant women can get more dental care. States must give the same cost protections to all kids.
Who it affects
Low-income children and pregnant women gain access to more dental care. States that run CHIP programs must follow the new rules.
One thing to notice
The bill removes caps on dental coverage. It does not say how states will pay for more care.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- CHIP — The Children's Health Insurance Program, which gives health coverage to low-income kids.
- caps — Limits on how much money insurance will pay for care.
- cost protections — Rules that limit how much money families must pay out of pocket for care.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,142 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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