As we previously highlighted, Congress is considering adding new hearing benefits to Medicare. The House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) that includes several hearing-related provisions that would impact Medicare patients and providers, if ultimately enacted. The bill would add coverage of treatment services provided by audiologists—for the first time in the program’s history—and reclassify audiologists as practitioners adding them to the list of providers eligible to furnish services via telehealth.

As we previously highlighted, Congress is considering adding new hearing benefits to Medicare. The current amended version of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives includes several hearing-related provisions that would impact Medicare patients and providers, if enacted. The bill would add coverage of treatment services provided by audiologists—for the first time in the program’s history—and reclassify audiologists as practitioners adding them to the list of providers eligible to furnish services via telehealth.

Reserve Your Reserve While Supplies Last!

Attention AuDvocates!

ADA is partnering with Woodford Reserve to bottle a select (and super AuDacious), signature barrel of Kentucky’s finest bourbon to support the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act (MAASA).

The MAASA barrel of Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select contains enough custom-blended bourbon to fill only 180, 1-liter commemorative bottles—bottles that we have “Reserved” as a free gift for AuDvocates who donate $500 to the Eric N. Hagberg Advocacy Fund between now and October 27th (while supplies last).