Legislation Introduced to Protect Personal Health Data Stored on “Consumer Devices” May Also Extend to FDA “Devices”—Including Hearing Aids

The Ways and Means Committee released legislation Tuesday (September 7) intended for inclusion in a reconciliation package this fall that outlines how Medicare should cover dental care, as well as vision and hearing services. In addition to dental coverage, the Ways and Means bill also extends Medicare Part B to cover aural rehabilitation and treatment…

Policy recommendations to expand Medicare to include hearing, vision, and dental coverage have gained increasing support from influential members of Congress over the past few years. President Biden has also identified Medicare modernization as one of the key health care priorities for his Administration. A legislative package to include expanded Medicare hearing services and hearing…

On July 16, Academy President Angela Shoup, PhD, sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Honorable Xavier Becerra, to express the Academy’s concerns about the Administration’s oversimplification of hearing loss and treatment in the advancement of over-the-counter (OTC) devices, as reflected in President Biden’s recent Executive Order and…