09/25/2025
🧡 Today Dr. Brewer and fellow Kentucky Hearing Healthcare Providers joined over 200 other Audiologists and allies on Capitol Hill to advocate for patients through the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act (H.R. 2757/S. 1996). Dr. Brewer’s dad also joined the meetings as a patient advocate!
👉🏼 This bill has three main focuses:
1) Direct access for patients. Medicare Part B is the ONLY insurance that requires patients to obtain an order for hearing evaluations and balance assessments. Commercial Insurances, Federal Employee Policies, the VA AND all Medicare Supplemental Plans all allow direct access.
2) Medicare Practitioner Status. We are currently classified as a supplier. If we can be classified as a practitioner this will allow Audiologists to be appropriately reimbursed without the patient having to pay for things like ear wax removal.
3) Reimbursement for Medicare covered services we are licensed to provide. This bill is NOT trying to expand our scope. We are solely wanting to be able to be able to bill Medicare for services we are legally allowed to complete. This would allow our patients to receive complete care during a single appointment rather than multiple appointments with various providers.
💪🏼 Overall, Medicare is projected to save over $108 million in the next ten years while Medicare recipients will save over $36 million.
📞 Quite frankly this is a no-brainer and we truly hope an impact was made today! It’s not too late to call or email your Congressman and show your support, too! 👂🏼🤍
