,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,gos> 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,mr4  
,&rews1 & ,mr4 ,loebsack7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,employee         
,retirem5t ,income ,security ,act (     
#aigd to ensure heal? c>e cov]age value 
& transp>5cy = d5tal b5efits "u gr\p    
heal? plans4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,d5tal ,insurance       
,fairness ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,d5tal   
cov]age helps approximately #agc million
 ,am]icans get ! d5tal c>e t is vital to
 ensur+ good oral & ov]all heal?4  7#b7 
,unfair practices ( d5tal b5efit plans  
h9d] pati5ts' ability to receive ! full 
b5efits = :i* !y pay &1 9 "s cases1     
provide ! d5tal insurance indu/ry )     
w9dfall pr(its4  7#c7 ,! ,d5tal         
,insurance ,fairness ,act ( #bjac w help
 consum]s receive ! full value ( _!     

d5tal cov]age4  #c4 ,value requirem5ts =
 d5tal b5efits ,subp>t ,b ( "p #g (     
subtitle ,b ( title ,i ( ! ,employee    
,retirem5t ,income ,security ,act (     
#aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aahe et seq47 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #gaf4 
,value requirem5ts = d5tal b5efits  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! requirem5ts ( ?is section   
%all apply to self-insur$ gr\p heal?    
plans ins(> z !y provide d5tal b5efits  
7includ+1 not)/&+ section #gcb7;c77#a71 
self-insur$ limit$ scope d5tal b5efits  
7describ$ 9 section #gcc7;c77#b7774  7b7
 ,value ,9 ord] to ensure t p>ticipants 
& b5efici>ies 9 a gr\p heal? plan       
receive full value f d5tal b5efits1 !   
plan %all meet ! foll[+ requirem5ts3    
7#a7 ,uni=m coord9ation ( b5efits ,!    
plan %all provide = coord9ation (       
b5efits 9 a mann] s t ! plan pays ! same
 am\nt reg>dless ( o!r cov]age = su*    
b5efits s long z ! total am\nt paid does
 n exce$ #ajj p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( !       
applicable claim4 ,su* coord9ation %all 
be effect$ consi/5t ) su* rules z !     

,secret>y e/abli%es1 bas$ ^u simil>     
model regulations develop$ by !         
,national ,association ( ,insurance     
commission]s4  7#b7 ,equity = d5tal     
pati5ts ?r\gh assignm5t ( b5efits ,9 !  
case ( a plan t provides d5tal b5efits  
?r\gh a network ( provid]s1 ! plan %all 
p]mit a p>ticipant or b5efici>y to      
designate paym5t ( d5tal b5efits to a   
provid] :o is n p>ticipat+ 9 ! network4 
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