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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
GPO
116TH CONGRESS 1 1 REPT. 116-326
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1
MEDICARE HEARING ACT OF 2019
DECEMBER 6, 2019.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. NEAL, from the Committee on Ways and Means,
submitted the following
REPORT
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 4618]
The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 4618) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide coverage for certain hearing items and services under part
B of the Medicare program, having considered the same, report fa-
vorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill
as amended do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ............................................................... 3
A. Purpose and Sum m ary .................................................................... 3
B. Background and Need for Legislation ............................................ 3
C. Legislative H istory ........................................................................... 4
II. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL ................................................................... 4
A. The Medicare Hearing Act of 2019 .................................................. 4
III. VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE .................................................................... 7
IV. BUDGET EFFECTS OF THE BILL .......................................................... 7
A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects ...................................... 7
B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax Expendi-
tures Budget Authority ................................................................. 7
C. Cost Estimate Prepared by the Congressional Budget Office ....... 8
V. OTHER MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED UNDER THE RULES OF
TH E H O U SE .............................................................................................. 8
1. Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ................ 8
2. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ............. 8
3. Information Relating to Unfunded Mandates ................................. 8
4. Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited
Tariff B enefits ................................................................................. 8
5. Duplication of Federal Program s .................................................... 8
6. H earings ............................................................................................ . 9
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