US HB5396 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: Introduced on June 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.
Title
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2016
Sponsors
| Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] | Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] |
| Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] |
| Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA] | Rep. James Langevin [D-RI] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
| Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] |
| Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] | Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] |
| Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] |
| Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2016-06-07 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2016-06-07 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2016-06-07 | 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. |
| 2016-06-07 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E843-844) |
| 2016-06-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Dental care
Health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Health
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5396/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5396/BILLS-114hr5396ih.pdf |
