ADA Member Advocacy Briefing
Dear ADA Members,
The midterm elections will reshape Congress and statehouses, and with them, the outlook for the policies that matter most to your practice, your patients, and the profession of audiology. At the same time, ADA’s federal and state advocacy work continues, and will continue, with efforts in all three branches of government.
Join ADA leadership for a members-only advocacy briefing, covering the status of key ADA advocacy initiatives and what comes next.
ADA Member Advocacy Update
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time via Zoom
The Agenda:
- Federal election outcomes and their impact on the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act (MAAIA), the Medicare Patient Choice Act, and other federal legislation affecting audiologists and the patients they serve.
- State licensure modernization: An overview of state initiatives to modernize and harmonize audiology practice acts across the country.
- Coverage reform and transparency: State and federal efforts to reform insurance coverage and transparency for hearing care, aligned with ADA's Call to Action on Coverage of Hearing Care:
- ADA v Kennedy: A statement on the lawsuit filed by ADA and two practicing audiologists to secure audiologists' right to opt out of Medicare and contract privately with beneficiaries. Read the ADA press release. Read the complaint.
There will be time for your questions. Your perspective from the front lines of practice directly shapes ADA's advocacy strategy, and we want to hear from you.
This briefing is an exclusive benefit of ADA membership. Please register using the email address associated with your ADA membership.
Please note: If you are not a member of ADA in good standing, your registration will be cancelled. Visit www.audiologist.org to join.