Ally’s Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3400 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3400 To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 9, 2025 Mr. Curtis (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as ``Ally's Act''. SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF HEARING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS. (a) PHSA.--Part D of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-111 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 2799A-11. COVERAGE OF HEARING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS. ``(a) In General.--A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall at a minimum provide coverage for the following items and services furnished to a qualifying individual: ``(1) Auditory implant devices (including auditory osseointegrated (bone conduction) implants and cochle