Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act

Bill: 116-hr-576
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
Introduced: 2019-01-15
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Dental care

Health care coverage and access

Hearing, speech, and vision care

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act </strong></p> <p>This bill expands Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 576 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2019 Ms. Roybal-Allard (for herself, Mr. Aguilar , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Brownley of California , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Correa , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. DelBene , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Deutch , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Foster , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Heck , Mr. Higgins of New York , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Ms. Matsui , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McEachin , Ms. Meng , Ms. Moore , Mr. Moulton , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Norton , Mr. O'Halleran , Mr. Pocan , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Rush , Mr. Ryan , Mr. Sablan , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Soto , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Titus , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Vela , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Welch , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Peters , and Mr. Ted Lieu of California ) 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 include 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 .