Medicare would cover fully implanted hearing devices for those who need them
Currently, Medicare does not cover fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices because they are treated like regular hearing aids. This bill would direct the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to clarify that these devices are prosthetics. This change would allow Medicare to pay for these specific hearing devices for beneficiaries.
Today, Medicare does not cover fully implanted active middle ear hearing devices because they are treated like regular hearing aids, which are excluded from coverage. After this bill, Medicare would cover these specific implanted devices because they would be officially classified as prosthetics, overriding the current exclusion.
HR 1921 · 119th Congress · March 6, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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