H.R. 2140: Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011
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H.R. 2140: Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-03 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011
Plain summary
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of Medicare-covered audiology (hearing and balance assessment) services provided by a qualified and legally authorized audiologist to stipulate that such services are covered without regard to any requirement that: (1) the individual receiving them be under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care practitioner, or (2) such services are provided under the supervision of a physician or other health practitioner. Includes audiology services as medical services, as so redefined, under Medicare part B.
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Official text
Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] · 66 cosponsors
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Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mike Quigley (D-IL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) and 6 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2140.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2140 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112