Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
- Bill Number
- S. 983
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Health
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-03-12: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Last Updated
- 2026-02-19T22:27:08Z
Official Summary
Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to specify that implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics (not hearing aids) and are covered under Medicare.
Sponsor
Cosponsors (1)
Recent Actions
- 2025-03-12: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2025-03-12: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act — issued 2025-03-12 — PDF (2 pages)