Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019

HB 1393 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019

US Congress 116th Congress

Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019
HB-1393


About HB-1393

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.

  

Bill Texts

Introduced 03/12/2019

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History

Referred To The Subcommittee On Health.

03/01/2019

Introduced In House

02/27/2019

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.

02/27/2019

Referred To The Subcommittee On Health.

02/27/2019