Audigy announced two new additions to their marketing leadership team. Aaron Brotherton helms the team as Vice President of Marketing, and Kevin Bekker serves as Director of Digital Marketing Services.
Prior to the Oregon Health Authority's policy change, patients were only allowed one hearing aid every five years, OPB reports.
CareCredit is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a Sweepstakes for cardholders. The CareCredit credit card is a flexible payment option available at more than 200,000 locations across the United States, including hearing health, veterinary, cosmetic, dental and vision practices. With nearly $70 billion of care financed since 1987, CareCredit has helped millions of people in the past 30 years.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a request for information about how to address any undue regulatory impact and burden of the physician self-referral law—commonly referred to as the Stark Law. The request appeared in the June 25 Federal Register, and the deadline for comments is August 24.
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In the new paper in “JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery,” a team from the University of Michigan analyzed data from 1,336 adults ages 65 to 85 who reported severe hearing loss.
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Although the Audiology Patient Choice Act is popular among audiologists, the American Academy of Audiology is currently not willing to endorse it at the risk of sacrificing greater professional autonomy and/or potentially unsustainable levels of reimbursement in the current healthcare and legislative environment. The issue bubbled to the surface during the Academy Membership Meeting in Nashville on April 19.
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BoonFi pre-qualification is a soft credit check that does not affect the applicant’s credit scores and provides instant pre-qualification decisions.
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US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Rand Paul have introduced the Audiology Patient Choice Act, which is designed to ensure that seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare have access to a full range of hearing and balance health care services provided by licensed audiologists. The bill mirrors legislation introduced in the US House last year and has a history of contention between the hearing healthcare professional organizations.
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As part of this acquisition, MWHI’s name has been changed to Midwest Hearing Agency (MHA), and is now a subsidiary of ESCO.
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Twelve questions that can help bring the patient to the solutions they need.
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The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is in full support of the bill and has issued an Action Alert to encourage consumers—especially those affected by hearing loss—to take action by writing to their senators and congressmen to vote in support of this groundbreaking legislation.
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Earlens Corporation, Inc., Menlo Park, Calif—a privately held medical technology company that created and commercialized a revolutionary hearing aid—announced the final close of its $73 million Series C preferred stock financing, and establishment of a structured debt facility with CRG LP for up to $45 million.
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According to industry sources, the June 9 dissemination meeting of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is expected to include a “strawman” proposal that could serve as a starting point for discussions that lead to an OTC hearing aid category by the FDA.
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EERS, a Montreal, Canada-based company that has developed revolutionary new hearing protection, communication, and monitory technology, has received backing from the Quebec government under its Creativity Quebec program in the form of a $3.05 million loan (approximately USD $2.26 million), EERS announced in a press release.
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The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) commended US Representative Tom Rice (R-SC) for his leadership in introducing HR 2276, the Audiology Patient Choice Act. The Academy stated that the bipartisan legislation, if enacted, will bring Medicare in line with evidence-based practices in audiologic health care delivery models, and trends in patient care and participatory medicine.
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In a signal of growing support for the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA), Consumers Union, and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare have released letters endorsing the legislation, according to a blog post on Sen Elizabeth Warren’s webpage.
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Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have reintroduced the bipartisan Hearing Aid Tax Credit (S. 48) which, if enacted, would provide a $500 credit or $1,000 credit (if two aids are necessary) to people of all ages who need a hearing aid to address their hearing loss.
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At AudiologyNOW! 2016, The Hearing Review and CareCredit offered data from two recent surveys and hosted a panel of four experts from audiology, dentistry, and private practice.
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