Ally’s Act
Sponsored By: Representative Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced
Summary
Coverage of hearing devices and systems. This bill would require group and individual private health plans to cover cochlear implants, bone-conduction implants, external sound processors, and the related surgery, activation, maintenance, repairs, rehabilitation, and assessments needed for those devices.
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- Families and people with qualifying hearing loss would be eligible for device costs, preoperative and postoperative care, audiology visits, aural rehabilitation, and periodic upgrades or replacements every 5 years when applicable.
- Group health plans and insurers would have to apply the same cost-sharing and treatment limits to these devices as they do to other medical and surgical benefits and could not impose separate copays or stricter limits. Plans also could not deny coverage when a physician or qualified audiologist determines a device is medically necessary.
- Grandfathered plans would be brought into the same coverage rules, and the requirements would take effect for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
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Health plans would cover hearing implants
If enacted, most group and individual health plans would have to cover cochlear and bone-conduction implants and external sound processors for people who meet medical criteria. Coverage would include hearing tests, pre-op checks, surgery, activation and fitting visits, aural rehab, maintenance, repairs, and needed accessories. Plans would have to allow an upgrade or replacement at least every 5 years. Plans could not add special copays, deductibles, or visit limits just for these items, and could not deny coverage when your doctor or a qualified audiologist says it is medically necessary. Grandfathered plans would also have to follow this for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Sherrill
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Escobar
TX • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/19/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/14/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Jack
GA • R
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 12/2/2025
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Crow
CO • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 12/19/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Gomez
CA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/13/2026
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Trahan
MA • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
MO • R
Sponsored 3/18/2026
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/18/2026
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
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