Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011
Latest action · Jun 14, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of Medicare-covered audiology (hearing and balance assessment) services provided by a qualified and legally authorized audiologist to stipulate that such services are covered without regard to any requirement that: (1) the individual receiving them be under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care practitioner, or (2) such services are provided under the supervision of a physician or other health practitioner.
Includes audiology services as medical services, as so redefined, under Medicare part B.
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2011 to Aug 1, 2012; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Original | Jun 3, 2011 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 3, 2011 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Jun 3, 2011 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 3, 2011 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Jun 3, 2011 |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Original | Jun 3, 2011 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Jun 3, 2011 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Jun 3, 2011 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jun 3, 2011 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Jun 3, 2011 |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Original | Jun 3, 2011 |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jun 23, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Jul 12, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 12, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 21, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Jul 22, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Jul 26, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Jul 26, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 26, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 26, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 1, 2011 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Aug 1, 2011 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 26, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 26, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Oct 26, 2011 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Nov 18, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Nov 18, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Nov 18, 2011 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Nov 18, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Dec 8, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Dec 8, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jan 17, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 9, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | May 10, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | May 30, 2012 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | May 31, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jun 1, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 15, 2012 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 29, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 9, 2012 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 9, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jul 18, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jul 23, 2012 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Aug 1, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 3, 2011 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 3, 2011Introduced in House
- Jun 3, 2011Referred 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.
- Jun 3, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4037.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3242 | Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2012 | Related bill | May 24, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries coordinated care and greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2011Introduced in House
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