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#  Latest News

 [![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/buildings/dc-capital-01.jpg)](https://audiologist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:ada-submits-comments-in-response-to-doj-request&catid=14)

**POSTED:** May 28, 2025

ADA Submits Comments in Response to DOJ Request

The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) submits comments in response to the U.S. Department of Justice Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force’s March 27, 2025 request for input on eliminating laws and regulations that restrict market competition. ADA, a national leader in evidence-based audiology practice and policy, supports the DOJ’s effort to remove statutory and regulatory barriers that lim…

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 [![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/events/audacity-2025.jpg)](https://audiologist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51:ada-2025-student-business-plan-competition-now-open&catid=14)

**POSTED:** May 27, 2025

ADA 2025 Student Business Plan Competition Now Open

Are you an ADA student member with an entrepreneurial drive? The 2025 Student Business Plan Competition is officially underway! This annual event empowers students to envision and develop innovative audiology practices, with the chance to win a $5,000 ADA cash grant to advance your business and leadership skills. Key Details: Open to ADA student members in good standing, enrolled in an Au.D…

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 [![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/logos/stearns-bank.jpg)](https://audiologist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52:introducing-stearns-bank-a-new-partner-with-a-passion-for-audiology&catid=14)

**POSTED:** May 13, 2025

Introducing Stearns Bank: A New Partner with a Passion for Audiology

Hello ADA Members, I am excited to report that the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) has engaged Stearns Bank as ADA’s official financial services provider! This collaboration was built from the ground up with your feedback, goals, challenges, and ambitions in mind. Whether you’re starting an audiology practice, expanding your practice, upgrading equipment, seeking tailored benefits from yo…

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 [![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/2025/2025-02-28-stairs-01.jpg)](https://audiologist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53:arkansas-academy-of-audiology-and-academy-of-doctors-of-audiology-applaud-enactment-of-sb-118-to-improve-access-to-care&catid=14)

**POSTED:** April 11, 2025

Arkansas Academy of Audiology and Academy of Doctors of Audiology Applaud Enactment of SB 118 to Improve Access to Care

Legislation Modernizes Audiology Practice, Enhancing Patient Access to Hearing and Balance Healthcare Little Rock, AR and Lexington, KY —The Arkansas Academy of Audiology (ArAA) and the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) proudly announce the enactment of Senate Bill (SB) 118, groundbreaking legislation designed to modernize audiology practice across Arkansas. Learn more about SB 118. The act…

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 [![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/buildings/dc-capital-02.jpg)](https://audiologist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:aaa-ada-and-asha-support-critical-medicare-audiology-bill-h-r-2757&catid=14)

**POSTED:** April 10, 2025

AAA, ADA, and ASHA Support Critical Medicare Audiology Bill, H.R. 2757

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), American Academy of Audiology (AAA), and Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) enthusiastically endorse the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025 (H.R. 2757), a bipartisan legislation introduced today by U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and U.S. Representative Kevin Mullin (D-CA) that will remove unnecessary barriers to…

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 [![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/misc/billing-01.jpg)](https://audiologist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55:extensions-of-telehealth-access-options&catid=14)

**POSTED:** March 24, 2025

Extensions of Telehealth Access Options

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended coverage of audiology telehealth services until September 30, 2025. The following codes are covered, when provided via telehealth, to traditional Medicare beneficiaries: 92550 92552 92553 92555 92556 92557 92563 92565 92567 92568 92570 92587 92588 92601 92602 92603 92604 92625 92626 92627 Please…

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 [![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/buildings/ky-capital-01.jpg)](https://audiologist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56:the-academy-of-doctors-of-audiology-urges-reform-in-hearing-healthcare-coverage-to-improve-patient-outcomes&catid=14)

**POSTED:** March 21, 2025

The Academy of Doctors of Audiology Urges Reform in Hearing Healthcare Coverage to Improve Patient Outcomes

Frankfort, Ky. – Today, the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) released a seminal position statement, A Call to Action on Coverage of Hearing Care: Principles for Public Policies that Optimize Patient Outcomes, advocating for substantial reforms in public policy and insurance regulations governing hearing healthcare coverage. "Hearing benefit plans and third-party administrators often place h…

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 [![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/audiologists/audiologist-01.jpg)](https://audiologist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57:a-call-to-action-on-coverage-of-hearing-care-principles-for-public-policies-that-optimize-patient-outcomes&catid=14)

**POSTED:** March 20, 2025

A Call to Action on Coverage of Hearing Care: Principles for Public Policies that Optimize Patient Outcomes

Download the PDF Background and Problem Hearing health is essential for overall health and wellbeing. Approximately 15% of adults in the United States report difficulty hearing.1 Disabling hearing loss affects about 5% of adults aged 45-54 years, 10% of adults aged 55-64 years, and 22% of those aged 65-74 years. Approximately 55% of those aged 75 years and older have disabling hearing loss.2 He…

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 [![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/webinars/webinar-01.jpg)](https://audiologist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:lobbying-101-audvocating-for-public-policies-that-advance-patient-care-now-available-on-demand&catid=14)

**POSTED:** February 28, 2025

Lobbying 101: AuDvocating for Public Policies that Advance Patient Care Now Available On-Demand

On February 25, 2025, ADA and the Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology (PAA) teamed up to host Lobbying 101: AuDvocating for Public Policies that Advance Patient Care! The webinar is now available on-demand—and open to the public! This one-hour webinar will equip audiologists with practical strategies to lobby for legislation to improve access to and coverage of audiology services and hearing aids…

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 [![](https://audiologist.org/_resources/images/news/ada/ada-04.jpg)](https://audiologist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76:ada-opposes-nv-ab-177-which-would-inappropriately-authorize-hearing-aid-dealers-to-perform-tinnitus-treatment-and-cerumen-management-services&catid=14)

**POSTED:** February 28, 2025

ADA Opposes NV AB 177 Which Would Inappropriately Authorize Hearing Aid Dealers to Perform Tinnitus Treatment and Cerumen Management Services

On Monday, February 24, 2025, ADA’s executive director testified in opposition to Nevada Assembly Bill 177, which would narrow requirements for licensure for hearing aid specialists, authorize them to perform cerumen management and tinnitus treatment services, and tie the training for tinnitus treatment to a certificate program owned and operated by the International Hearing Society! Interestingl…

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