United StatesHouse Bill 1921HR 1921
Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
Health
2 pages
- house
- senate
- president
Last progress March 6, 2025 (9 months ago)
Introduced on March 6, 2025 by Michelle Fischbach
Sponsors (3)
House Votes
Pending Committee
March 6, 2025 (9 months ago)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.
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Presidential Signature
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AI Summary
This bill tells Medicare to make it clear that certain surgically implanted middle-ear hearing devices count as prosthetics, not hearing aids. Because hearing aids are excluded from Medicare, this change means these fully implanted devices would not be blocked by the “hearing aid” exclusion anymore.
Key points:
- Who is affected: People on Medicare who might benefit from a fully implanted active middle ear hearing device, and their healthcare providers.
- What changes: Medicare must clarify that these devices are prosthetics, so they are not subject to the hearing aid exclusion under the law.
- When: The clarification must happen within 60 days after the law takes effect.
Text Versions
Text as it was Introduced in House
ViewMarch 6, 2025•2 pages
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