Patient Resources
Contact Your Congressional Representative Today and urge their support for the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act (H.R. 1587 / S.1731)
The Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act (H.R. 1587 / S.1731) is bi-partisan, common-sense legislation that, if enacted, will allow audiology patients with Medicare coverage to have the same access to audiology care that most Americans and all of Congress already have through private insurers.
Resources and Information for Patients and Audiologists
- Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults. Frank R. Lin, MD, PhD; Kristine Yaffe, MD; Jin Xia, MS; et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(4):293-299. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1868
- Hearing Loss and Falls Among Older Adults in the United States. Frank R. Lin, MD, PhD; Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(4):369-371. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.728
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Accessed May 31, 2013
- Trends in the otolaryngology workforce in the U.S. Simon Neuwahl, Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, Harold Pillsbury III, MD, FACS, Mark C. Weissler, MD, FACS, Thomas Ricketts III, PhD, MPH and Katie Gaul. Volume 97, Number 3, Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
- Safety of audiology direct access for medicare patients complaining of impaired hearing. David Zapala et al. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, Volume 21, Number 6, 2010
- Screening for Vestibular Disorders: A Study of Clinicians’ Compliance with Recommended Practices. Sharon Polensek, Claire Sterk, Ronald Tusa. Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(5): CR238-242 :: ID: 855748