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Trends in U.S. Hearing Aid Coverage and Access: From Medicare to OTC and AirPods
Two hearing healthcare industry experts provide an overview of the primary issues in coverage and access for hearing aids in 2024-2025 and the future.
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Hearing Tracker Contributor
Thomas (Tom) Powers, PhD, is one of the best known industry audiologists in hearing healthcare. He spent over 35 years at Siemens Hearing Instruments—which has since become Signia, part of WS Audiology group—where he was the chief research officer and also the main US compliance officer for Siemens in their interactions with the FDA. Dr Powers is now the managing member of Powers Consulting, where he consults for several different hearing-related companies and organizations, including the Hearing Industries Association (HIA).