US SB2446 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum:
Status: Introduced on September 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides for Medicare coverage of certain audiologist services. Specifically, the bill expands coverage to include diagnostic and treatment services that are furnished by audiologists and that would otherwise be covered if provided by a physician, including incidental services, regardless of whether such services are provided pursuant to a referral from, or under the supervision of, a physician or other health care practitioner.
Title
Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
| Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
| Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-09 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4056 (Related) 2019-07-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medicare
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2446/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2446/BILLS-116s2446is.pdf |
