Safeguarding Teleaudiology Access
What is needed is legislation to secure Medicare coverage of all telehealth, including teleaudiology, for the long term.Â
What is needed is legislation to secure Medicare coverage of all telehealth, including teleaudiology, for the long term.Â
A bipartisan group is urging fellow Members of Congress to include provisions of the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act (H.R. 4056/S. 2446) in upcoming COVID-19 packages. The bill would include eliminating physician order requirements, updating the Medicare statute to classify audiologists as (LLP) practitioners, and authorizing Medicare to reimburse audiologists for the Medicare-covered medically necessary treatment services.