Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6218
HEAR Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-11-20Topic: health care · social servicesSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would change Medicare law so that it covers hearing aids and related hearing services. It would add aural rehabilitation services, hearing tests, and comprehensive hearing assessments to Medicare coverage when provided by a physician or qualified audiologist. Hearing aids approved by the Food and Drug Administration would be covered as durable medical equipment, but over-the-counter hearing aids would not. Coverage would generally be limited to one hearing aid, or a pair, every 3 years. The coverage would begin on a date set by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, between January 1 of the first year and January 1 of the third year after the bill becomes law.
Sponsors
- Kevin Mullin Democrat sponsor
- 6 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | 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. | refer |
| 2025-11-20 | 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. | refer |
| 2025-11-20 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-11-20 | Introduced in House | introduce |