Posts - Bill - S 1677 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
senate 05/08/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that health insurance plans cover necessary medical and reconstructive care for individuals with congenital anomalies or birth defects affecting critical facial structures, so they receive the treatment they need without undue financial burden.
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S 1677 - Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
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moderate 05/08/2025
Helping those born with birth defects is important—just make sure the rules don’t become a bureaucratic nightmare.
right-leaning 05/08/2025
Mandating more coverage means one thing: higher premiums at the checkout line.
moderate 05/08/2025
Offering coverage for congenital anomalies sounds fair, but let's watch for cost hikes in our premiums.
right-leaning 05/08/2025
Protecting babies is right, but forcing insurance companies to pay up? That’s a budget buster waiting to happen.
moderate 05/08/2025
This bill tries to balance care and cost, now it’s on Congress to deliver on both.
left-leaning 05/08/2025
Medical bills for birth defects? Let’s fix the system, not the people it fails.
left-leaning 05/08/2025
If we don’t cover kids born different, what does that say about us as a society? Spoiler: it’s not pretty.
left-leaning 05/08/2025
Healthcare is a human right, not a luxury—this bill finally says it out loud.
right-leaning 05/08/2025
Nice intentions, but does Congress really want to turn health plans into government handouts?