HR 1118 United States House · 117th Congress

Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2021

Summary

Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2021 This bill allows for Medicare coverage of hearing aids and related examinations. The Government Accountability Office must study programs that provide assistance for hearing aids and related examinations for individuals with hearing loss.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Feb 18, 2021 Last action Feb 19, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

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.

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors