# 119-hr-2757: Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025

119-hr-2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2757
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 38
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expands Medicare to let qualified audiologists provide audiology services directly.** It would also set how Medicare pays for those services and take effect January 1, 2027. - Seniors and people on Medicare would be able to get hearing and balance assessment services from a qualified audiologist without a physician referral or physician supervision. Medicare would pay 80% of the lesser of the actual charge or the physician fee schedule amount for these services. - Qualified audiologists would become eligible to bill Medicare for diagnostic and treatment audiology services that they are legally authorized to perform under state law, beginning in 2027. - Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers would be able to include qualified audiologists among eligible practitioners who bill under their payment rules. - The bill includes a rule of construction that limits the change to services and payments that were permissible as of December 31, 2026.

## Cosponsors (38)

- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare covers audiology without referral: mixed, medium. If enacted, Medicare would add audiology services as a covered benefit. Starting January 1, 2027, a qualified audiologist could treat you without a doctor's referral or supervision. Medicare would pay 80% of the lower of the provider charge or the Medicare fee amount. You would generally pay the ot…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2757 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2757)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2757 (as of 2026-09-21).