119th Congress Health
S. 983: Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- Passed House (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to specify that 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
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Amy Klobuchar SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Amy Klobuchar.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.