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HR 504 111th Congress House

Medicare Hearing Enhancement and Auditory Rehabilitation (HEAR) Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: April 15, 2010 Introduced by: Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Health Health technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careMedicare
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 15, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 14, 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.
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jan 14, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 15, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Hearing Enhancement and Auditory Rehabilitation (HEAR) Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services under the Medicare program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1837 Identical bill Medicare Hearing Enhancement and Auditory Rehabilitation (HEAR) Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 15, 2010
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 504: Medicare Hearing Enhancement and Auditory Rehabilitation (HEAR) Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-504/
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"H.R. 504: Medicare Hearing Enhancement and Auditory Rehabilitation (HEAR) Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-504/.
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H.R. 504, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-504/.
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