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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana expands mandatory health insurance coverage for hearing aids to individuals up to age 26
Last action · April 27, 2026: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.Sponsors: Chad Boyer and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 774 raises the age limit for mandatory health insurance coverage of hearing aids from under 18 to 26 years of age and under, provided the devices are fitted by a licensed professional after medical clearance.
Young adults aged 18 through 26 covered under health insurance policies gain statutory eligibility for covered hearing aid fittings and devices dispensed by licensed professionals.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individuals 26 years of age and under
Eligible individuals gain statutory health insurance coverage for hearing aids up to age 26.
Licensed audiologists and hearing aid specialists
Professionals must perform the fittings and dispensations required to qualify patients for insurance coverage under the amended statute.
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Procedural history
13 actions- Apr 27, 2026SenateFloorSenate Committee amendments read and adopted.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateReported with amendments.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Show 7 earlier actions
- Apr 13, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseReported with amendments (13-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance55How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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