S 2377
118th Congress
Senate
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: July 19, 2023
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 19, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 19, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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