To improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H8DABF05382E44730BC191142FEB5C0F1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2024. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section H093795B5F6A44D409C21774AD7CF00D2: 101. Coverage of dental services under the Medicare program Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended— in subparagraph...
- Section H120A01519E4D469B9B0EAAE976945B21: 111. Coverage of dental services under the Medicaid program Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended— in subsection (a)(10), by...
- Section HB73CA35BFF4B4472BE053697A6280049: 201. National Health Service Corps Section 331 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d) is amended— in subsection (a)(3), by adding at the end the...
- Section H349CF005133A4CA78B112395FFD65321: 202. Community based dental residencies Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is amended by adding at the ending the following:...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Education, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Dingell (for herself, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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