Congress Proposes Medicare Coverage for Hearing Aids and Hearing Exams Starting in 2026
This bill is currently in the House committee stage and needs a review by the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means to move forward. It is considered stalled because no action has been taken on the bill since January 2025. Nothing has happened with this legislation for about 17 months.
No action since January 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 244 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 244 (118th) →How this policy affects specific groups of people
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.
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Introduced in House
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Reps. Fitzpatrick and Dingell announce introduction of the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act to add Medicare coverage for hearing aids and related exams and require a GAO study of assistance programs.
Rep. Moskowitz says he joined as a cosponsor of the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act to end Medicare’s statutory exclusion of hearing aids and associated exams and to study coverage gaps.
Legislation-tracker write-up summarizing H.R. 500’s removal of Medicare’s hearing-aid exclusion, effective-date language (services on/after 2026-01-01), and GAO study requirement.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2025
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