S. 2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018

Health. 115th Congress (2017-2018) View bill details
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing audiology services under the Medicare program, to improve access to the audiology services available for coverage under the Medicare program and to enable beneficiaries to have their choice of a qualified audiologist to provide such services, and for other… More
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing audiology services under the Medicare program, to improve access to the audiology services available for coverage under the Medicare program and to enable beneficiaries to have their choice of a qualified audiologist to provide such services, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide
 
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Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018

S. 2575 — 115th Congress (2017–2018)

Summary
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing audiology services under the Medicare program, to improve access to the audiology services available for coverage under the Medicare program and to enable beneficiaries to have their choice of a qualified audiologist to provide such services, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing audiology services under the Medicare program, to improve access to the audiology services available for coverage under the Medicare program and to enable beneficiaries to have their choice of a qualified audiologist to provide such services, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018
  • Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018
  • Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018
Sponsor
Elizabeth Warren
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Health
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Major Actions
Introduced3/20/2018
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/20/2018
3/20/2018Introduced in Senate
3/20/2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from Elderly issues/Social Security, which…

support this bill

Elderly issues/Social Security$256,510
$256,510

1 Organization Supports and 0 Oppose; See Which Ones

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Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018

1 organization support this bill

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Richtman, Max (2018, April 13). Letter Endorsing the Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018, from National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.

0 organizations oppose this bill

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 115th U.S. Congress, from Elderly issues/Social Security interest groups, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support
$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$10,500$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$5,150$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$2,000$0
Roy BluntRMO$0$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$0$0
John BoozmanRAR$500$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$8,975$0
Richard BurrRNC$2,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$1,500$0
Ben CardinDMD$2,000$0
Tom CarperDDE$2,000$0
Bob CaseyDPA$6,000$0
Bill CassidyRLA$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$3,000$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$0$0
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0
John CornynRTX$0$0
Catherine Cortez MastoDNV$7,170$0
Tom CottonRAR$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Ted CruzRTX$0$0
Steve DainesRMT$0$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$6,000$0
Tammy DuckworthDIL$14,757$0
Dick DurbinDIL$2,000$0
Mike EnziRWY$250$0
Joni ErnstRIA$0$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0
Deb FischerRNE$250$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$0$0
Cory GardnerRCO$0$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$4,000$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
Kamala D. HarrisDCA$0$0
Margaret Wood HassanDNH$6,657$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$1,000$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$9,499$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$6,000$0
Dean HellerRNV$0$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$6,219$0
John HoevenRND$0$0
Jim InhofeROK$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$0$0
Doug JonesDAL$0$0
Tim KaineDVA$11,000$0
John KennedyRLA$0$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$2,000$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$2,200$0
James LankfordROK$0$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$5,787$0
John McCainRAZ$0$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,200$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,000$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$4,250$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$5,274$0
Jerry MoranRKS$0$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
Chris MurphyDCT$15,450$0
Patty MurrayDWA$3,270$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$11,000$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
David PerdueRGA$0$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$4,000$0
Rob PortmanROH$5,500$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$1,000$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
Mike RoundsRSD$0$0
Marco RubioRFL$0$0
Bernie SandersIVT$3,725$0
Ben SasseRNE$0$0
Brian SchatzDHI$9,480$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$2,000$0
Tim ScottRSC$1,250$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$7,747$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0
Tina SmithDMN$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$9,000$0
Dan SullivanRAK$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$8,500$0
John ThuneRSD$1,000$0
Thom TillisRNC$0$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$500$0
Tom UdallDNM$3,000$0
Chris Van HollenDMD$12,350$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$1,250$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$11,000$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$2,000$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$3,350$0
Todd YoungRIN$0$0

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Legislator Filters
Legislator Filters
NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support
$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$10,500$0
John BarrassoRWY$0$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$5,150$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$2,000$0
Roy BluntRMO$0$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$0$0
John BoozmanRAR$500$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$8,975$0
Richard BurrRNC$2,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$1,500$0
Ben CardinDMD$2,000$0
Tom CarperDDE$2,000$0
Bob CaseyDPA$6,000$0
Bill CassidyRLA$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$3,000$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$0$0
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0
John CornynRTX$0$0
Catherine Cortez MastoDNV$7,170$0
Tom CottonRAR$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Ted CruzRTX$0$0
Steve DainesRMT$0$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$6,000$0
Tammy DuckworthDIL$14,757$0
Dick DurbinDIL$2,000$0
Mike EnziRWY$250$0
Joni ErnstRIA$0$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$0
Deb FischerRNE$250$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$0$0
Cory GardnerRCO$0$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$4,000$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
Kamala D. HarrisDCA$0$0
Margaret Wood HassanDNH$6,657$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$1,000$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$9,499$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$6,000$0
Dean HellerRNV$0$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$6,219$0
John HoevenRND$0$0
Jim InhofeROK$0$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$0$0
Doug JonesDAL$0$0
Tim KaineDVA$11,000$0
John KennedyRLA$0$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$2,000$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$2,200$0
James LankfordROK$0$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$5,787$0
John McCainRAZ$0$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,200$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,000$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$4,250$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$5,274$0
Jerry MoranRKS$0$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$0
Chris MurphyDCT$15,450$0
Patty MurrayDWA$3,270$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$11,000$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
David PerdueRGA$0$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$4,000$0
Rob PortmanROH$5,500$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$1,000$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0
Mike RoundsRSD$0$0
Marco RubioRFL$0$0
Bernie SandersIVT$3,725$0
Ben SasseRNE$0$0
Brian SchatzDHI$9,480$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$2,000$0
Tim ScottRSC$1,250$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$7,747$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0
Tina SmithDMN$0$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$9,000$0
Dan SullivanRAK$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$8,500$0
John ThuneRSD$1,000$0
Thom TillisRNC$0$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$500$0
Tom UdallDNM$3,000$0
Chris Van HollenDMD$12,350$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$1,250$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$11,000$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$2,000$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$3,350$0
Todd YoungRIN$0$0

Interest Groups that support this bill

$ Donated
Elderly issues/Social Security$256,510

Interest Groups that oppose this bill

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