HR 1921 · in committee · significant
Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill requires Medicare to classify fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices as prosthetics rather than hearing aids.
- Medicare beneficiaries who need advanced hearing devices will be affected by this coverage determination.
- The change takes effect upon enactment with no additional appropriations required.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would reclassifying implanted middle ear devices as prosthetics rather than hearing aids change Medicare coverage limits or out-of-pocket costs for beneficiaries?
- 02
What evidence supports that implanted active middle ear devices warrant different Medicare coverage rules than traditional hearing aids?
- 03
Which manufacturers and patient groups would benefit most from this reclassification, and are there potential downsides for other hearing device users?
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Sponsor · R-MN-7
Michelle Fischbach
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Introduced 2025-03-06
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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