The Academy regularly publishes news articles with information about advocacy efforts, coding and reimbursement, events, and other important information for audiologists. You can find these articles below. For media articles about the Academy and its members, please click on Academy in the News. For other audiology-related news items, please click on Audiology in the News.
Senators Call for Permanent Access to Telehealth for Medicare Beneficiaries
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), co-chair of the Senate Telehealth Working Group and author of the Creating Opportunities Now…
2024 Federal BCBS (Standard and Basic) Plans Now Require Prior Authorization
The Academy is aware of changes made to hearing aid coverage for certain federal employee (retired and active)…
Unwind at the New “Paws and Relax” Event
We are excited to introduce the new “Paws and Relax” event, sponsored by HearingLife, in collaboration with Furkids,…
MedPAC Outlines Possible Plan for Standardization of Hearing Benefits in Medicare Advantage
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recently held its first meeting of 2024 and continued its discussion of…
Academy Nominates Audiology for Recognition as STEM Discipline
The Academy recently nominated the field of audiology for recognition as a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)…
FDA Establishes New Advisory Committee on Digital Health Technologies
At the end of 2023, the FDA announced the creation of a digital health advisory committee, which will help…
