Moskowitz Joins Bill to Expand Medicare for Hearing Aid Coverage, Lower Healthcare Costs for Florida Seniors

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jared Moskowitz recently joined onto bipartisan legislation to expand Medicare to cover hearing aids and associated examinations. The Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and counts nearly twenty other cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives.

“Hundreds of thousands of Florida seniors depend on hearings aids to go about their daily lives, and meeting that medical necessity shouldn’t be a financial burden,” said Congressman Moskowitz. “It’s past time that Medicare expand care to cover hearing aids and hearing examinations for our seniors so that they can better access this critical tool.”

Under this legislation, Medicare would no longer exclude hearing aids and associated examinations from its health care coverage, and the federal government would study where federal programs and health insurance coverage do or do not assist with support for hearing loss. Seniors cannot currently use their Medicare benefits to help them purchase hearing aids, which can cost an average of $2,500. This bipartisan bill is endorsed by the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.

Moskowitz is a champion in Congress for protecting Floridians’ access to Medicare and Social Security. He was a cosponsor of the Social Security Fairness Act, which became law in early January to help deliver public servants like teachers, police officers, and firefighters the full Social Security benefits they earned.

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