Tag Archives: Medicare coverage

Voices Heard – Bone Anchored Hearing Systems Remain Covered by CMS

On October 31, after a several-month-long battle, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ruled that Bone Anchored Hearing Systems and auditory osseointegrated implants (AOIs) will remain a covered benefit for Medicare enrollees with qualifying indications.

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As many of you know and have experienced, Bone Anchored Hearing Systems (BAHS) are an important and life-changing tool to fight against hearing loss that cannot be duplicated by traditional hearing aids. More than 100,000 people are currently benefitting from a BAHS.

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Andrea Dowell Opposes Change to Medicare Coverage for Bone Anchored Hearing Devices

Ten-month-old Ashlyn, who was born without ears, would be deaf without her bone anchored hearing system. Like so many, the system is critical to her development and wellbeing.

Her mother, Andrea Dowell, is speaking out and opposing the change to Medicare coverage that could eliminate coverage for bone anchored hearing systems.

“It means a lot to a lot of people.”

A bone anchored hearing device is the only answer for her daughter.

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