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PA HR274
Resolution
Status
6/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Liz Hanbidge
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AI Summary
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Pennsylvania House Resolution urging U.S. Congress to expand Medicare to cover hearing aids, hearing examinations, and examinations for fitting hearing aids
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Medicare currently excludes hearing aids and routine hearing exams; only diagnostic hearing and balance exams ordered by a doctor for medical treatment are covered under Part B
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An estimated 48 million Americans age 12 and older experience hearing loss, and over 68 million Americans (including 2.9 million Pennsylvanians) were enrolled in Medicare as of September 2024
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States cannot independently expand Medicare coverage because it is a federal program, requiring congressional action
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Resolution directs that copies be transmitted to presiding officers of both houses of Congress and all Pennsylvania members of Congress
Legislative Description
Urging the Congress of the United States to expand Medicare to include coverage of hearing aids.
Last Action
Referred to Aging & Older Adult Services
6/25/2025