The Nation's Voice for People with Hearing Loss
From left to right: Catherine Murphy (AG Bell), Alex Graham (AG Bell), Andy Bopp (HIA),
Congressman Chris Van Hollen (8th Congressional District, Md), Micah Spangler (HIA),
Brenda Battat (HLAA), Lise Hamlin (HLAA)
Our hard work has paid off. Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has been pushing for hearing aid coverage in federal health plans. HLAA has learned that several of the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) insurance plans have expanded their coverage to include coverage of hearing aids for adults. The Federal Government is the largest employer in the US. FEHB covers some 8 million federal employees, retirees and their dependants. That’s a lot of health insurance!
WASHINGTON, DC— Bipartisan Hearing Aid Tax Credit legislation (H.R. 2329 / S.1410) broke the 100 co-sponsor threshold as Congress adjourned for August recess. Reps. Gene Green (D-TX), Mary Bono (R-CA), and Robert Wittman (R-VA) are the most recent Representatives to join 99 of their House colleagues to bring the tax credit to 102 total cosponsors in the House and 11 in the Senate.
Letter sent by HLAA’s Executive Director to Representative Mike Ross. Read the letter [View PDF]
Employers and Insurance Coverage of Hearing Aids
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