This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to specify that implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics (not hearing aids) and are covered under Medicare.
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A bill to direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to clarify that implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics and are not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion under the Medicare program.Official Title as Introduced
Hearing Device Coverage Clarification ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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