United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 8 D · 1 I cosponsors

S 939 — Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025This bill provides for coverage of dental, hearing, and vision care under Medicare.Specifically, the bill provides for coverage ofdental and oral health services, including cleanings, treatments, and dentures;hearing aids and related services, including aural rehabilitation services; and vision services, including routine eye exams and eyeglasses.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must set a fee schedule for dental and oral health services based on the national median fees for similar services, and it must phase in adjustments to premiums for Medicare medical services to account for coverage of dental and oral health services over a three-year period beginning in 2028. Payment to providers of hearing aid services must be made on an assignment-related basis; payment to providers of vision services must be made under the physician fee schedule.The bill provides funds for FY2025 for the CMS to implement the bill's changes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 538 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (538)

538 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 939 do?
Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act of 2025This bill provides for coverage of dental, hearing, and vision care under Medicare.Specifically, the bill provides for coverage ofdental and oral health services, including cleanings, treatments, and dentures;hearing aids and related services, including aural rehabilitation services; and vision services, including routine eye exams and eyeglasses.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must set a fee schedule for dental and oral health services based on the national median fees for similar services, and it must phase in adjustments to premiums for Medicare medical services to account for coverage of dental and oral health services over a three-year period beginning in 2028. Payment to providers of hearing aid services must be made on an assignment-related basis; payment to providers of vision services must be made under the physician fee schedule.The bill provides funds for FY2025 for the CMS to implement the bill's changes.
Who sponsors S 939?
S 939 is sponsored by Sanders, Bernard (Independent), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), and Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 939?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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