Rep. Neguse Introduces Ally’s Act to Require Insurance Coverage for Hearing Implants
This bill is currently sitting in the House committees where it was sent in July 2025. No action has been taken on the proposal for 11 months. It is considered stalled because it has not moved forward since it was first introduced.
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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 2439 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
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Small businesses that offer group health insurance to employees would see their plans required to cover hearing implant devices and related services. While this is a benefit for employees who need hearing devices, it could lead to modest premium increases for small employers. The mandate applies broadly to group health plans, so small business owners would have no option to exclude this coverage.
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Surgeons from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery are urging lawmakers to pass Ally’s Act, which would require private insurers to cover bone-anchored hearing aids and cochlear implants.
U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) has reintroduced ASHA-supported legislation known as Ally’s Act (H.R. 4606). This bill would require private insurers to cover osseointegrated hearing devices (including bone-anchored hearing aids and cochlear implants) and related services.
Recently introduced to the House of Representatives on July 22, 2025, H.R. 4606, known as 'Ally’s Act,' is poised to bring significant changes to health insurance coverage concerning hearing devices and systems, mandating coverage for implants and associated services.
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Ally’s Act
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