US HB7254 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 6 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-06 - 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-06 - 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Michelle Fischbach [R-MN] | Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN] | Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] |
| Rep. Brad Finstad [R-MN] | Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN] | Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN] | Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] |
| Rep. Donald Davis [D-NC] | Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-06 | 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. |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7254/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr7254/BILLS-118hr7254ih.pdf |
