Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act

Bill: 113-hr-5853
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-12-11
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Dental care

Health care coverage and access

Hearing, speech, and vision care

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-12-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from coverage (and so include) eyeglasses and eye exams for prescribing eye glasses, hearing aids and examinations therefor, and dental care.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5853 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To expand Medicare coverage to eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act . 2. Expansion of Medicare coverage Section 1862(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7) by striking , eyeglasses through hearing aids or examinations therefor, ; and (2) in paragraph (12) by striking where such expenses are for services in connection with the care, treatment, filling, removal, or replacement of teeth or structures directly supporting teeth, except that .