HR 7254 · 118th Congress · Health

Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act

Introduced 2024-02-06· Sponsored by Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2024-12-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7254 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7254 To direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics and are not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion under the Medicare program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2024 Mrs. Fischbach (for herself, Ms. Craig, Mr. Emmer, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Stauber) introduced the following bill; which was 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to clarify that fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics and are not subject to t…

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Cosponsors (13)

7 Democrats6 Republicans