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118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 244 — Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2023

“To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion of Medicare coverage for hearing aids and examinations therefor, and for other purposes.”

Health
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jan 10, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Dec 17, 2024
E&C · Ways & Means
Step 3
Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill allows for Medicare coverage of hearing aids and related examinations. The Government Accountability Office must study programs that provide assistance for hearing aids and related examinations for individuals with hearing loss.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 5 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 10, 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.
Jan 10, 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.