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S 1731 117th Congress Senate Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health personnel Hearing, speech, and vision care Medicare

Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021

Introduced: May 20, 2021 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 20, 2021
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Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of certain audiologist services. Specifically, the bill expands coverage to include diagnostic and treatment services that are furnished by audiologists and that would otherwise be covered if provided by a physician, including incidental services, regardless of whether such services are provided pursuant to a referral from, or under the supervision of, a physician or other health care practitioner.

What's happening now May 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1587 Related bill Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 25, 2022
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 30, 2022
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 20, 2021
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · May 20, 2021
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 20, 2021
Sinema, Kyrsten
· May 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1731: Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1731/
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"S. 1731: Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1731/.
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S. 1731, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1731/.
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