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POSTED: May 13, 2025
Introducing Stearns Bank: A New Partner with a Passion for Audiology
Hello ADA Members,
I am excited to report that the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) has engaged Stearns Bank as ADA’s official financial services provider!
This collaboration was built from the ground up with your feedback, goals, challenges, and ambitions in mind. Whether you’re starting an audiology practice, expanding your practice, upgrading equipment, seeking tailored benefits from yo…
POSTED: April 11, 2025
Arkansas Academy of Audiology and Academy of Doctors of Audiology Applaud Enactment of SB 118 to Improve Access to Care
Legislation Modernizes Audiology Practice, Enhancing Patient Access to Hearing and Balance Healthcare
Little Rock, AR and Lexington, KY —The Arkansas Academy of Audiology (ArAA) and the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) proudly announce the enactment of Senate Bill (SB) 118, groundbreaking legislation designed to modernize audiology practice across Arkansas. Learn more about SB 118.
The act…
POSTED: April 10, 2025
AAA, ADA, and ASHA Support Critical Medicare Audiology Bill, H.R. 2757
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), American Academy of Audiology (AAA), and Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) enthusiastically endorse the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 2757), a bipartisan legislation introduced today by U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and U.S. Representative Kevin Mullin (D-CA) that will remove unnecessary barriers to…
POSTED: March 24, 2025
Extensions of Telehealth Access Options
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended coverage of audiology telehealth services until September 30, 2025.
The following codes are covered, when provided via telehealth, to traditional Medicare beneficiaries:
92550
92552
92553
92555
92556
92557
92563
92565
92567
92568
92570
92587
92588
92601
92602
92603
92604
92625
92626
92627
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POSTED: March 21, 2025
The Academy of Doctors of Audiology Urges Reform in Hearing Healthcare Coverage to Improve Patient Outcomes
Frankfort, Ky. – Today, the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) released a seminal position statement, A Call to Action on Coverage of Hearing Care: Principles for Public Policies that Optimize Patient Outcomes, advocating for substantial reforms in public policy and insurance regulations governing hearing healthcare coverage.
"Hearing benefit plans and third-party administrators often place h…
POSTED: March 20, 2025
A Call to Action on Coverage of Hearing Care: Principles for Public Policies that Optimize Patient Outcomes
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Background and Problem
Hearing health is essential for overall health and wellbeing. Approximately 15% of adults in the United States report difficulty hearing.1 Disabling hearing loss affects about 5% of adults aged 45-54 years, 10% of adults aged 55-64 years, and 22% of those aged 65-74 years. Approximately 55% of those aged 75 years and older have disabling hearing loss.2 He…
POSTED: February 28, 2025
Lobbying 101: AuDvocating for Public Policies that Advance Patient Care Now Available On-Demand
On February 25, 2025, ADA and the Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology (PAA) teamed up to host Lobbying 101: AuDvocating for Public Policies that Advance Patient Care! The webinar is now available on-demand—and open to the public!
This one-hour webinar will equip audiologists with practical strategies to lobby for legislation to improve access to and coverage of audiology services and hearing aids…
POSTED: February 28, 2025
ADA Opposes NV AB 177 Which Would Inappropriately Authorize Hearing Aid Dealers to Perform Tinnitus Treatment and Cerumen Management Services
On Monday, February 24, 2025, ADA’s executive director testified in opposition to Nevada Assembly Bill 177, which would narrow requirements for licensure for hearing aid specialists, authorize them to perform cerumen management and tinnitus treatment services, and tie the training for tinnitus treatment to a certificate program owned and operated by the International Hearing Society! Interestingl…
POSTED: February 28, 2025
Maryland Audiologists Testify about Outcomes from the Maryland Audiology Practice Act Modernization
On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, Maryland Academy of Audiology (MAA) Legislative Chair, ADA Past President and Advocacy Chair, Dr. Alicia Spoor, testified in support of MD SB 919 to further refine Maryland’s audiology practice statute, which was overhauled in 2024. Also present in support of SB 919 were ADA members Dr. Leigh McCarthy, Dr. Melissa Segev, Dr. Brianna Bruno Holtan, and MAA lobbyist Gi…
POSTED: February 28, 2025
AR SB 118 Gets Unanimous “Do Pass” from Arkansas Senate Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee: Arkansas Audiologists, Students, and ADA President Strike All the Right Chords
On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, audiologists representing the Arkansas Academy of Audiology (ARAA), the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) and the Student Academy of Doctors of Audiology (SADA) testified in support of AR SB 118 to modernize the Arkansas audiology practice statute and align it with audiologists’ training and education.
Read AR SB 118 Read ADA’s Letter of Support
View the Tes…