# 119-hr-500: Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2025

119-hr-500, Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-500
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-05

## Summary

**Medicare coverage for hearing aids** would be allowed by removing the statutory ban, making hearing aids and related exams payable for items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2026. The bill also requires the Comptroller General to study existing programs and coverage and deliver recommendations about expanding or creating programs to meet hearing loss needs.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare would cover hearing aids: benefit, high. This bill would let Medicare cover hearing aids and related exams. It would remove the current exclusion in Medicare law. Coverage would apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2026. If you are on Medicare and need a hearing aid, you could pay less out of pocket. Hearing aids o…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-500 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/500)

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- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-18)
- [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-500 (as of 2026-08-05).