US Congress House Bill 4035 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-5)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-14 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E213)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Access to Hearing Healthcare Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of Medicare-covered audiology (hearing and balance assessment) services provided by a qualified and legally authorized audiologist to state that such services are covered without regard to any requirement that: (1) the individual receiving them be under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care practitioner, or (2) such services are provided under the supervision of a physician or other health practitioner. Includes audiology services as medical services, as so redefined, under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries coordinated care and greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits.

Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-14	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E213)
2014-02-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-02-11	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2014-02-11	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-02-11	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.

SB2046 (Same As) 2014-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4035/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4035/BILLS-113hr4035ih.pdf