Insurance Coverage May Drive Care of Newborns with Congenital Defects
In a study that sheds light on how insurance coverage may drive health care and may reveal an unexpected result for the uninsured, a team of physicians from Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn,...
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An Update on State Hearing Health Insurance Mandates
Source: Hearing Industries Association (HIA), Washington, DC Commentary from the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), Bethesda, Md: The above chart shows 18 states have enacted hearing aid...
View ArticleTennessee Enacts $1,000 Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage Mandate for Children
Memphis — Tennessee has passed and enacted HB0761, a law that mandates that group and individual insurance policies reimburse parents for hearing aids for their insured children. This new law,...
View ArticleSafeco Insurance Executives to Tour Child Hearing Services at University of...
Knoxville, Tenn— Three executives from Safeco Insurance will visit the Child Hearing Services (CHS) program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and hold a reception for the...
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AB’s Neptune Sound Processor Now Warrantied for Use in Oceans, Lakes, and Rivers
Advanced Bionics’ waterproof Neptune sound processor is now warranted for use in oceans, lakes, and rivers. Previously, it had only been designated for use in pools, baths, and showers. Neptune comes...
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Beware of Unsavory Practices in Vestibular Testing
By Alan Desmond, AuD This month’s Blog Page is an abridged version of two blog entries (January 15 and 22, 2013) by Dr Desmond that can be found here. —David Kirkwood, HHM Editor The road to hell is...
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Sonic BTEs, miniBTEs, and miniRICs Receive IP57 Rating for Dust Protection...
Several of Sonic’s BTE, miniBTE, and miniRIC hearing instrument lines have received IP57 certification for dust protection and water resistance. Specifically, BTE, miniBTE, and miniRIC hearing...
View ArticleUnited Healthcare Denies Coverage for Infant’s Cochlear Implant
A Los Angeles area family has begun a social media campaign on Change.org to convince United Healthcare to cover their infant son’s cochlear implant and surgery. Nixon Hunter was born profoundly deaf...
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Thieme Publishes New Roeser’s Audiology Desk Reference
Thieme has released Roeser‘s Audiology Desk Reference, Second Edition, a resource that contains all the latest facts, figures, diagrams, and standards for audiology practices. The reference book...
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United Healthcare’s hi HealthInnovations Now Marketing Hearing Aids Through...
United Healthcare is now offering its hi HealthInnovations hearing aids to people enrolled in its various vision benefit plans. The customized and programmable hearing aids (BTE shown) are being...
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IHS Convention Preview
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the products and services being featured at the 2013 International Hearing Society Convention on September 12-14 in Arlington, Va. The following descriptions were...
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Wells Fargo Health Advantage Credit Card Debuts New Interest Rate of 9.99%;...
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), Des Moines, Iowa, announced that it has lowered the interest rate on its Wells Fargo Health Advantage® credit card program to a variable 9.99% APR. The Wells...
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Blog Page: Raising the Curtain on Wholesale-to-Retail Hearing Aid Pricing:...
Blog Page | February 2014 HR The following is adapted from two of Holly Hosford-Dunn’s articles (January 7 and 14, 2014) in her Hearing Economics blog at HearingHealthMatters.org. — David Kirkwood,...
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AISHealth Reports on Changing Insurance Benefits for Hearing Aid Users
In its ongoing coverage of the business side of healthcare, AISHealth.com ran a January 19, 2015 article by Patrick Connole, managing editor of Health Plan Week at AISHealth, describing how new health...
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Hearing Health Omitted from Employee Wellness Programs
Why is hearing health missing from employee wellness programs, when vision and dental coverage are often provided? For May Is Better Hearing and Speech Month, EPIC Hearing Healthcare is taking the...
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‘Insights from the Outside’ for ‘Doctorpreneurs’ Offered by CareCredit
To facilitate the sharing of insights, ideas, and best practices, CareCredit has created Insights from the Outside, a panel of “doctorpreneurs” from across many healthcare specialties including...
View ArticleAuDStandard Partners with Hear Billing Solutions
AuDStandard, an unbundled hearing aid buying group that is said to provide pricing, practice growth solutions, detailed analytics, and other services to hearing healthcare practitioners, has announced...
View ArticleAAA, ADA, ASHA, HLAA Announce Endorsement of ‘Medicare Audiologist Access and...
On July 25, 2019, US Representatives Tom Rice (R-SC), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Ann Kuster...
View ArticleBlue Shield of California Adds Hearing Aid Benefit to Medicare Supplement Plan
Blue Shield of California announced its new Medicare Supplement Plan G Extra, the latest addition to its Medicare Supplement plan portfolio that offers innovative services such as coverage for...
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