The mission of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Downeast Chapter is to educate Mainers with hearing loss (as well as their families and friends) about the causes, nature, and complications of hearing loss and what can be done to better cope with that loss.
Back in 2019 the Maine legislature passed a statute requiring private insurers to cover the cost of hearing aids. The law took effect on New Year’s Day, 2020. Private health …
Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage in Maine – 2019 Statute Read More...Categories: Advocacy News, Blog, HLAA, HLAA Blog, News, Newsroom, OTC Barbara Kelley Executive Director Hearing Loss Association of America By Barbara Kelley, Executive Director, Hearing Loss Association of America Follow Barbara on Twitter, @Bkelley_HLAA. HLAA Helps Empower People Facing …
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Will Soon be Available to Millions of Americans – April, 2022 Read More...HLAA is thrilled to announce that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act of 2021 (H.R. 5376) on November 19, 2021. The Build Back Better Act …
U.S. House of Representatives Expands Medicare to Cover Hearing Aids Read More...President Biden Directs HHS to Consider Issuing Proposed Rules within 120 Days for Allowing Hearing Aids to be Sold Over the Counter – July 9, 2021. Today, U.S. President Biden …
President Biden Directs HHS to Consider Issuing New Rules for OTC Hearing Aids – July 9, 2021 Read More...2020 Archives are not available. 2018 and 2019 archives can be found at this link. Experience HLAA! (June 18-19, 2020) Recordings The HLAA convention was replaced with a virtual “Experience …
Experience the 2020 HLAA Virtual Convention – Again! Read More...August 2, 2019 Joint Statement of Support for the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019 On July 25, 2019, U.S. Representatives Tom Rice (R-SC), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Mark …
Joint Statement of Support for the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019 Read More...