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HR 3024 111th Congress House Health Health personnel Hearing, speech, and vision care Medicare

Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2009

Introduced: June 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 24, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 24, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 24, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for direct access to qualified audiologists for Medicare beneficiaries, without regard to any requirement that the beneficiary be under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care practitioner, or that such services are provided under the supervision of a physician or other health care practitioner.

Covers audiology services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

What's happening now June 25, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 19 Republican 4
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 21, 2010
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jul 20, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 15, 2010
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · May 5, 2010
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 5, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 23, 2010
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 23, 2010
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Dec 16, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 19, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 26, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 8, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 8, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 29, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 25, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 25, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 14, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 15, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 24, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 24, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 24, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 24, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3024: Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3024/
MLA
"H.R. 3024: Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3024/.
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H.R. 3024, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3024/.
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