# 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

119-hr-2045, Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2045
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 132
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**would add dental, vision, and hearing coverage under Medicare Part B.** The bill would create new benefit categories, set payment and coinsurance rules that phase in over time, add dentures, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and hearing aids as durable medical equipment, and require an oral health professional on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

## Cosponsors (132)

- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Hearing exams and hearing aids: benefit, high. If enacted, Medicare would cover routine hearing exams, exams for hearing aids, and other necessary hearing services starting January 1, 2026. Audiology and hearing services would be paid at 80% of the lesser of the provider charge or the Medicare fee schedule. Hearing aids would be treated as dura…
- Medicare denture coverage rules: benefit, high. If enacted, Medicare would cover dentures starting January 1, 2026. Payment would be 0% for services furnished before 2027 and 80% for dentures furnished in 2027 and later. You could get at most one full upper and one full lower denture every five years, and at most one partial upper and one partia…
- New Medicare dental coverage rules: benefit, high. If enacted, Medicare would start covering routine, basic, major, emergency, and other necessary dental services on January 1, 2026. Preventive and screening dental care would be paid at 100% in 2026 and later. Other dental care would phase in: 0% before 2027, 30% in 2027, 60% in 2028, and 80% in 20…
- Medicare vision exams and eyewear: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicare would cover routine eye exams and other necessary vision services starting January 1, 2026. Vision services would be paid at 80% of the lesser of the provider charge or the Medicare fee schedule, and routine eye exams would generally be limited to one paid exam per 12 months. E…
- Remove a Medicare coverage exclusion: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would repeal paragraph (12) of section 1862(a) of the Social Security Act effective for services on or after January 1, 2026. Repealing that paragraph would remove a statutory reason Medicare could deny coverage for certain items or services. Actual coverage and payments would…
- Remove eyeglasses noncoverage rule: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would repeal the rule that said eyeglasses, contact lenses, and refractive exams are not covered by Medicare starting January 1, 2026. Removing that statutory exclusion would let Medicare consider paying for those items and exams. How much Medicare pays would depend on later CM…
- Add oral health expert to USPSTF: benefit, low. If enacted, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force would be required to include at least one oral health professional. This requirement would begin on January 1 of the first year starting at least six months after enactment. Over time, this could influence preventive oral health recommendations an…
- Classify eyewear and hearing as DME: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would change Medicare law to treat eyeglass lenses, frames, contact lenses, low-vision devices, and hearing aids as durable medical equipment. It would also exclude dentures, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses, and hearing aids from Medicare's competitive acquisition program. Thes…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2045 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2045)

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