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HR 1118 117th Congress House

Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2021

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: February 18, 2021 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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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 18, 2021
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 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2021

This bill allows for Medicare coverage of 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.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 13, 2021
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 18, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 18, 2021
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 18, 2021
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 18, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 18, 2021
Rice, Kathleen
· Feb 18, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 18, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1118: Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1118/
MLA
"H.R. 1118: Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1118/.
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H.R. 1118, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1118/.
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[H.R. 1118: Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1118/)
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