US HB1653 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion, and allow coverage, of hearing aids and examinations for them. The Government Accountability Office is directed to study programs that provide assistance for hearing aids and related examinations for individuals with hearing loss.
Title
Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] |
| Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE] | Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA] | Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] |
| Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] |
| Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-03-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-03-26 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2015-03-26 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2015-03-26 | 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. |
| 2015-03-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1653/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1653/BILLS-114hr1653ih.pdf |
