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HR 500 · in committee · significant

Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill expands Medicare to cover hearing aids and related medical exams.
  • It affects Medicare beneficiaries who need hearing aids and related care.
  • The Government Accountability Office must study existing hearing aid assistance programs.

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  1. 01

    How would expanding Medicare hearing aid coverage affect the current out-of-pocket costs for seniors with hearing loss?

  2. 02

    What gaps might the GAO study identify in existing hearing aid assistance programs that this bill aims to address?

  3. 03

    Which Medicare beneficiaries would benefit most from this coverage expansion, and are there groups who might face barriers to access?

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Sponsor · D-MI-6

Debbie Dingell

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Introduced 2025-01-16

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-16 · 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.

  2. 2025-01-16 · 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.

  3. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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