S 1996 · in committee · significant
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 physician referral.
- Medicare beneficiaries with hearing loss and audiologists gain access to covered diagnostic and treatment services.
- Coverage expansion takes effect upon enactment with no specified funding mechanism or cost estimate.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might removing the physician referral requirement change wait times and access for Medicare beneficiaries seeking hearing care?
- 02
What evidence supports that audiologists can safely provide these services independently, and what oversight mechanisms would ensure quality?
- 03
How will Medicare's budget absorb this coverage expansion, and what are the estimated costs to the program and beneficiaries?
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Sponsor · D-MA
Elizabeth Warren
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
10/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-09
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Legislative timeline
2025-06-09 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-06-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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