Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2025This bill allows for Medicare coverage of hearing aids and related examinations.The Government Accountability Office must study programs that provide assistance for hearing aids and related examinations for individuals with hearing loss.
Inaugural Fund Integrity ActThis bill limits donations to inaugural committees and requires these committees to disclose donations and disbursements.Specifically, inaugural committees may not solicit, accept, or receive donations from corporations or foreign nationals. An individual may not make a donation in the name of another individual or authorize his or her name to be used to make such a donation. In addition, foreign nationals may not make donations or make promises to make donations to inaugural committees.Further, the bill caps the amount an individual may donate to an inaugural committee.Donations to inaugural committees may not be converted to personal use.Finally, inaugural committees must report certain information on donations and disbursements to the Federal Election Commission.
Close the Medigap Act of 2025This bill (1) expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies), (2) eliminates certain limitations on Medigap policies for newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and (3) modifies other provisions related to Medigap policies. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)
Department of Veterans Affairs Continuing Professional Education Modernization Act or the VA CPE Modernization Act This bill modifies the program under which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimburses certain full-time health care professionals for continuing professional education expenses. Under current law, only board-certified physicians and dentists are eligible for such reimbursement. The bill expands the program to require reimbursement for various specified full-time health care professionals (e.g., registered nurses) and increases the amount available for a physician or dentist. Additionally, the bill removes the requirement that an individual be board-certified to receive reimbursement. The VA may adjust the amount of the reimbursement, so long as the adjustment does not result in a reimbursement of less than $2,000 per year for each specified position.