Use Your Voice to Push the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act Forward

Last week, the Academy ramped up its advocacy for the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act (MAAIA) by kicking off a grassroots messaging campaign. In collaboration with the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), we are reaching out to members of Congress who have yet to co-sponsor this critical bill. MAAIA is essential to advancing the practice of audiology, and if passed would:

• Break down barriers to care by eliminating the physician order requirement for audiology services
• Empower audiologists to provide both treatment and diagnostic services
• Reclassify audiologists from “suppliers” to “practitioners”
• Add audiologists as “practitioners” to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)

Your support is vital! We need members to take action by contacting their representatives in Congress. Please visit the Legislative Action Center and send a message urging them to support this bill. Currently, the primary focus is on targeting members of strategic committees and those who were a co-sponsor in the last congressional session. Every single message makes a difference, and with your help, we can secure the future of this legislation and advance audiology care for all.  Please share this with fellow audiologists, both members and non-members, to amplify the campaign and inspire more people to send messages. Every voice brings us closer to success!