Purpose and Summary
Chamber: House
Introduced date: 2025-03-11
Bill 119 HR 2045, also known as the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act, aims to make significant changes to the Medicare program by expan...
ding coverage to include dental, vision, and hearing care. Currently, Medicare does not cover these essential services, leaving many older Americans without access to necessary healthcare. If passed, this bill would amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have access to comprehensive healthcare services. This includes routine dental check-ups, vision exams, and hearing aids, which are crucial for maintaining overall health and quality of life. Proponents of the bill argue that adding these benefits to Medicare would improve the health outcomes of millions of seniors and individuals with disabilities. They believe that preventive care, such as dental cleanings and eye exams, can help catch health issues early and prevent more serious complications down the line. Opponents of the bill may argue that adding these benefits to Medicare could be costly and strain the program's already limited resources. They may also raise concerns about the potential for fraud and abuse in the provision of these services. Overall, Bill 119 HR 2045 represents a significant step towards ensuring that all Medicare beneficiaries have access to the healthcare services they need to live healthy and fulfilling lives. It will be important to closely monitor the progress of this bill as it moves through Congress to see how it may impact the future of Medicare coverage.
Recent Activity
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.
Alternative Names
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under the Medicare program.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under the Medicare program.
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care under the Medicare program.
Associated Legislation
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Health
Potential Impact
Sponsors and Supporters
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Cosponsors and Supporters
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9]
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9]
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
Committees and Subcommittees
Ways and Means Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
Variations and Revisions