Sponsored By: Senator Marsha Blackburn
Introduced
Evaluate covering FDA-cleared over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids for veterans. This bill would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to run a two-year demonstration comparing FDA-cleared OTC hearing aids with audiologist-fitted prescription hearing aids and to collect fiscal and clinical data.
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If enacted, VA would run a two-year demonstration testing FDA-cleared over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. The trial would begin within one year after enactment and run at least two VA medical centers in different regions, including rural and urban settings. About half of participants would get OTC hearing aids and half would get audiologist-fitted prescription hearing aids. To join, you would need VA enrollment under section 1705(a) and an audiologist’s clinical finding that an OTC device is medically necessary for mild-to-moderate hearing loss. You would also need no FDA-specified red-flag conditions and access to a smartphone with data or Wi‑Fi. VA would measure self-reported benefits and speech-in-noise performance, consult consumer groups, provide an interim report within one year of the trial start, and submit a final report within 180 days after the trial ends that evaluates fiscal effects of permanent OTC coverage.
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Marsha Blackburn
TN • R
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/29/2026
Chuck Grassley
IA • R
Sponsored 1/29/2026
Tim Sheehy
MT • R
Sponsored 4/14/2026
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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