HR 1393
116th Congress
House
Health
Dental care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 2019
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.
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Coverage includes (1) routine dental cleanings and exams, basic and major dental services, emergency dental care, and dentures; (2) routine eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses; and (3) routine hearing exams, hearing aids, and exams for hearing aids. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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