The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association will announce a campaign "Tools for Better Hearing" to promote audiologic rehabilitation that includes
- Securing legislation to help Medicare recipients with hearing loss
- Obtaining reimbursement for services provided by audiologists
- Providing educational information to consumers
- Working with private health plans to encourage coverage of audiologic rehabilitation services, and
- Supporting state legislation to expand children's services for hearing loss.
WHO
Nancy Creaghead, ASHA President
Amanda Beers, Miss Washington 2002 (consumer with hearing loss)
Larry Higdon, VP, Governmental and Social Policies
Susan Brannon, VP, Professional Practices in Audiology
George Purvis, VP, Quality of Service in Audiology
Margaret Skinner, Audiology Researcher, Washington University School
of Medicine
Joe Montano, Convention Co-Chair for Audiology
WHEN
Thursday, November 21, 2002 at 9:00 am.
WHERE
Georgia World Congress Center, Room 319B