Alaska HJR17 urges Congress to pass the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, ensuring private health insurance covers congenital anomaly treatments.

Alaska HJR17 urges the U.S. Congress to pass the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, which aims to ensure individuals born with congenital anomalies, such as cleft lip and cleft palate, have access to necessary medical treatments throughout their lives. The act seeks to mandate private health insurance plans to cover all medically necessary treatments, including surgery, therapy, and associated care, without arbitrary limits. This resolution highlights the financial burden and inadequate care many families face, exemplified by the story of Emily Brubaker, who was born with a rare congenital anomaly.

Alaska HJR17 urges Congress to pass the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, ensuring private health insurance covers congenital anomaly treatments.

Alaska HJR17 urges the U.S. Congress to pass the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, which aims to ensure individuals born with congenital anomalies, such as cleft lip and cleft palate, have access to necessary medical treatments throughout their lives. The act seeks to mandate private health insurance plans to cover all medically necessary treatments, including surgery, therapy, and associated care, without arbitrary limits. This resolution highlights the financial burden and inadequate care many families face, exemplified by the story of Emily Brubaker, who was born with a rare congenital anomaly.