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S 2046 113th Congress Senate

Access to Hearing Healthcare Act of 2014

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries coordinated care and greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits.

Introduced: March 11, 2014 See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHearing, speech, and vision careMedicare
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Feb 26, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 26, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 26, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Hearing Healthcare Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of Medicare-covered audiology (hearing and balance assessment) services provided by a qualified and legally authorized audiologist to state that such services are covered without regard to any requirement that: (1) the individual receiving them be under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care practitioner, or (2) such services are provided under the supervision of a physician or other health practitioner.

Includes audiology services as medical services, as so redefined, under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4035 Identical bill Access to Hearing Healthcare Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 11, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2046: Access to Hearing Healthcare Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2046/
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