119th Congress Health
H.R. 1921: Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to specify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics (not hearing aids) and are covered under Medicare.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Angie Craig D-MNOriginal
- Brad Finstad R-MN
- Pete Stauber R-MN
- Blake Moore R-UT
- Gus Bilirakis R-FL
- Earl Carter R-GA
- Carol Miller R-WV
Who scored on this bill
- 1Michelle Fischbach SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Michelle Fischbach.
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- Introduced in House
- 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.