Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Finance, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025.
- Section id9b2b2a841abb44c8881ff159c09f1f3a: 2. Coverage of dental and oral health care Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended— in subparagraph (JJ), by adding...
- Section idfddf097f89eb45dab815d595f399ab2c: 3. Providing coverage for hearing care under the Medicare program Section 1861(ll) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ll)) is amended— in paragraph...
- Section id616e968d97ab4f7e842d1e442c2af780: 4. Providing coverage for vision care under the Medicare program Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as amended by section...
- Section idae77b85389f24bacbb80c69d1825956c: 5. Phase-in of impact of dental and oral health coverage on part B premiums Section 1839(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(a)) is amended— in the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Finance, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Sanders (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, Mr. Welch, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the item and related services including selection, fitting, adjustment, and patient education and training.(ii)Qualified hearing aid supplierThe term qualified hearing aid supplier means—(I)a qualified audiologist
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