US HB1393 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 53-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Coverage includes (1) routine dental cleanings and exams, basic and major dental services, emergency dental care, and dentures; (2) routine eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses; and (3) routine hearing exams, hearing aids, and exams for hearing aids. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.
Title
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-02-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-02-27 | House | 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. |
| 2019-02-27 | House | 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. |
| 2019-02-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1423 (Related) 2019-05-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Dental care
Health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1393/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1393/BILLS-116hr1393ih.pdf |
