HR 2757 · in committee · major
Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Medicare will cover audiology services like hearing tests and treatment provided by audiologists without requiring a doctor's referral or supervision.
- Medicare beneficiaries seeking hearing care will have direct access to audiologists for diagnostic and treatment services.
- Coverage expansion takes effect upon enactment with no specified budget impact noted in the bill.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might allowing direct access to audiologists without physician referral change wait times and out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries seeking hearing care?
- 02
What evidence exists that audiologists can safely provide diagnostic and treatment services independently, and what safeguards would protect patients from unnecessary or inappropriate care?
- 03
Which healthcare providers and industries could be affected by shifting hearing care access away from the referral model, and what are the potential financial implications for Medicare?
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Sponsor · R-FL-12
Gus M. Bilirakis
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
32/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-09
Joining the bill
Kevin Mullin
D-CA-15 · original
Thomas Massie
R-KY-4 · original
Nathaniel Moran
R-TX-1 · original
Josh Gottheimer
D-NJ-5
Jefferson Van Drew
D-NJ-2
Daniel Webster
R-FL-11
Jason Crow
D-CO-6
Mikie Sherrill
D-NJ-11
Steve Cohen
D-TN-9
Janice D. Schakowsky
D-IL-9
George Latimer
D-NY-16
Joe Neguse
D-CO-2
+ 20 more
Legislative timeline
2025-04-09 · 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.
2025-04-09 · 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.
2025-04-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-04-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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