Federal · 119th Congress
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
Policy areaHealth
Summary
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Coverage includes (1) routine dental cleanings and exams, basic and major dental services, emergency dental care, and dentures; (2) routine eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses; and (3) routine hearing exams, hearing aids, and exams for hearing aids. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.
Sponsor
Cosponsors132
Eleanor Holmes NortonDU.S. Representative · At-Large · DC
Alma S. AdamsDU.S. Representative · 12th District · NC
Yassamin AnsariDU.S. Representative · 3rd District · AZ
Becca BalintDU.S. Representative · At-Large · VT
Nanette Diaz BarragánDU.S. Representative · 44th District · CA
Joyce BeattyDU.S. Representative · 3rd District · OH
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.DU.S. Representative · 8th District · VA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DU.S. Representative · 2nd District · GA
Suzanne BonamiciDU.S. Representative · 1st District · OR
Brendan F. BoyleDU.S. Representative · 2nd District · PA
André CarsonDU.S. Representative · 7th District · IN
Troy A. CarterDU.S. Representative · 2nd District · LA12 of 132
Other titles2
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under the Medicare program.Official Title as Introduced
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced
Legislative history3
Mar 11, 2025
HouseReferred 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.
Mar 11, 2025
HouseReferred 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.
Mar 11, 2025
IntroducedIntroduced in House