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HR 6445 118th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Hearing, speech, and vision care Medicare

Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2023

Introduced: March 13, 2024 Introduced by: Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 17, 2023
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.
Nov 17, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2023

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of certain audiology 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 December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2377 Related bill Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Lobbying activity 6

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 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 15 Republican 9
D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 19, 2024
Granger, Kay
· Sep 23, 2024
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Sep 23, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 23, 2024
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Sep 23, 2024
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 23, 2024
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Mar 13, 2024
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 13, 2024
Pascrell, Bill
· Mar 13, 2024
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 1, 2024
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 15, 2024
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jan 3, 2024
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Dec 6, 2023
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Dec 6, 2023
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Dec 6, 2023
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Dec 6, 2023
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 21, 2023
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Nov 21, 2023
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 17, 2023
Cartwright, Matt
· Nov 17, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 17, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 17, 2023
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 17, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Nov 17, 2023
Johnson, Bill
· Nov 17, 2023
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Nov 17, 2023
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Nov 17, 2023
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 17, 2023
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 17, 2023
Trone, David
· Nov 17, 2023
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Nov 17, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6445: Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6445/
MLA
"H.R. 6445: Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6445/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6445, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6445/.
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