HR 1518 116th Congress House

Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion of Medicare coverage for hearing aids and examinations therefor, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 2019 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov

Health Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision care

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Medical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicare

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Became law

Mar 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 5, 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.

Mar 5, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 5, 2019

Introduced in House

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Latest action March 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2019

This bill expands Medicare coverage to include hearing aids and related examinations.

The Government Accountability Office must study programs that provide assistance for hearing aids and related examinations for individuals with hearing loss.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 8

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Jan 2, 2020

Doggett, Lloyd

Texas · Sep 13, 2019

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Jul 5, 2019

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Mar 5, 2019

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Mar 5, 2019

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Mar 5, 2019

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Mar 5, 2019

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Mar 5, 2019

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1518: Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1518/

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"H.R. 1518: Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1518/.

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H.R. 1518, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1518/.

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