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Medicare Coverage for Middle Ear Implants

Also known as: Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act

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Key Points

  • This bill, introduced by Senators Klobuchar and Lankford, would require Medicare to cover a specific type of hearing device called an 'active middle ear implant.'
  • Right now, Medicare usually does not pay for hearing aids. This policy would officially label these surgical implants as 'prosthetics' so they are no longer blocked from coverage.
  • This change is designed to help people with hearing loss who cannot use traditional hearing aids and need a surgically implanted device to hear better.
  • If the bill becomes law, the agency that runs Medicare would have 60 days to update its rules and start allowing coverage for these devices.

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Mar 12, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mar 12, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act

Bill NumberS 983
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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