S. 983

Summary

S. 983, the Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 12, 2025 by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Mar 12, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 983 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S983 IS: Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-12
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 983  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 12, 2025   Ms. Klobuchar  (for herself and  Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act  .
2.
Active middle ear implant coverage
(a)
In general
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall clarify that implanted active middle ear hearing devices are prosthetics that are not subject to the hearing aid coverage exclusion under section 1862(a)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(7) ).
(b)
Prosthetic defined
The term  prosthetic  has the meaning given such term in section 414.202 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) sponsors S. 983, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Amy Klobuchar

Sen. · D–MN · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 12, 2025

James Lankford

Sen. · R–OK · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 983 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · Mar 12, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 983 has taken 2 actions since Mar 12, 2025.

Votes

S. 983 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 983.

HR 1921Hearing Device Coverage Clarification ActMar 6, 2025 · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Commit… · Related bill

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Titles

S. 983 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act — Display Title
• Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 983 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 983 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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