ACI Alliance Pushes for Expanded Medicare Coverage on CIs for Asymmetric Hearing Loss
ACI Alliance submitted a request to CMS to expand Medicare coverage for cochlear implants, targeting single-sided deafness.
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The Four Best Digital Marketing Techniques for Hearing Practices in 2021
Thanks to the pandemic, digital marketing has completely changed and will never be the same. This article will help you navigate these changes, learn what you need to know as a hearing care professional, and offer actionable items so you can move forward with your goals.
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ASHA Announces Expanded Telepractice Coverage and Reimbursement for Three Health Plans
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced that as a “direct result of its...
Cochlear Receives FDA Approval for Remote Feature on Nucleus Cochlear Implant System
Leveraging telehealth within the cochlear implant industry provides clinics with more options to care for their patients no matter where their office is located, and it allows Nucleus Cochlear Implant recipients to receive care from the comfort of their own home.
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American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance Conference to Take Place March 7-10, 2018
CI 2018 will take place March 7-10, 2018 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC.
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ADA Endorses Audiology Patient Choice Act Legislation
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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AMA Issues Statement on Payment Incentives for Private Practices
General care physicians in private practice are experiencing similar consolidation issues as hearing care providers in private practice, as illustrated by a recent statement released by the AMA regarding a proposal to help preserve the viability of independent medical practices.
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Rep Carolyn McCarthy Announces Continued Medicare Coverage of Auditory Implants
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) announces that Medicare will continue providing coverage for Auditory Osseointegrated Implants (AOIs).
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Rep McKinley Applauds CMS Decision to Allow Access to Hearing Devices
Rep David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WVa) applauded a decision made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to drop a proposed rule that would have eliminated Medicare coverage for several types of hearing devices.
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CMS Will Maintain Coverage for Bone-anchored and Certain Auditory Implants
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final rule, stating that it will maintain Medicare coverage of auditory osseointegrated implants (AOIs), reversing its earlier proposal to have AOIs classified as hearing aids (thereby eliminating coverage for them).
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Staff Standpoint: Medicare Considers Ending Coverage for Bone-anchored Hearing Devices
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a new rule that would effectively end coverage for people who need bone-anchored hearing solutions—systems that have traditionally been covered by Medicare.
Read MoreA Call to Action: Oticon Medical Encourages Continued CMS Coverage of Bone Anchored Implants
Oticon is working with otolaryngologists, audiologists, and bone anchored implant users to increase understanding and appreciation of the value of bone anchored implants in advance of the proposed CMS changes to withdraw its current coverage policy for bone anchored hearing devices.
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