Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 7, 2015 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.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion, and allow coverage, of hearing aids and examinations for them.
The Government Accountability Office is directed to study programs that provide assistance for hearing aids and related examinations for individuals with hearing loss.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 16, 2015 to Sep 20, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Sep 20, 2016 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 26, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 26, 2015Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Mar 26, 2015Introduced in House
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