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.

Congrats to the 2022 Scholarship Recipients! (OlyaOK/shutterstock.com)

Congrats to the 2022 Scholarship Recipients!

The American Academy of Audiology Foundation’s mission is to promote philanthropy in support of public awareness, research, and…

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Take It from Me, A Nominee!

In 2020, the Early-Career Audiologist Award was presented to David Jedlicka, AuD, for his outstanding contributions to the…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Janna Hines Orr

Janna Hines Orr is the 2022-2023 secretary and a member-at-large of the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) board…

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Guides: Use of Term “Doctor” and Audiologist (Peakstock/shutterstock.com)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Guides: Use of Term “Doctor” and Audiologist

The current FTC Guides state that “endorsers qualifications must in fact give the endorser the expertise that the…

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FDA and Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids (Michail Petrov/shutterstock.com)

OTC Hearing Aid Final Rule: Existing State Medical Clearance Requirements and “Prescription” Terminology

The Academy submitted a letter to the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) requesting clarification on two critical issues included…

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CY2023 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS): Proposal for Audiology Direct Access (one photo/shutterstock.com)

CY2023 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS): Proposal for Audiology Direct Access

The MPFS is released annually and updates payment policies, payment rates, and other provisions for services in Medicare….

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