H.R. 4164 · 109th Congress
Helping America Hear Act of 2005
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Helping America Hear Act of 2005 - Requires each federal employee health benefits plan to provide coverage for at least two hearing aids every three years, except that such plan need not cover more than $2,500 for hearing aids for any individual in any three-year period.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 27, 2005
Helping America Hear Act of 2005 - Requires each federal employee health benefits plan to provide coverage for at least two hearing aids every three years, except that such plan need not cover more than $2,500 for hearing aids for any individual in any three-year period.
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provides hospital and surgical benefits to also provide such hearing aid coverage.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require health insurance offered in the individual market to provide such coverage.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Helping America Hear Act of 2005
Latest action (Mar 24, 2006): Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 27, 2005
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.