Congratulations to Center faculty member @NickSReed for receiving @amaudsoc's Early Career Research Award at #aas2021 for his work in Hearing Loss, Health Care Seeking Behaviors, and Preventable Hospitalizations.
Bravo, Nick!
More Medicare beneficiaries are choosing Medicare Advantage plans with dental, vision, and hearing coverage but still paying a lot of these costs out-of-pocket. Read more in our article published in @Health_Affairs https://t.co/H91PZ4Sk84 @NickSReed @BonnieSwenorPhD@evadugoff
Despite recent federal regulations reinforcing state Medicaid programs' obligation to cover hearing aids for adults, many do not. See our viewpoint in @JAMAOto for "Why State Medicaid Programs Should Cover Hearing Aids for Adults" https://t.co/MwOdSPwjpc @JHSPH_Hearing
High % of Medicare Advantage enrollees are in plans with dental (41%), vision (71%), or hearing (56%) coverage. The 38mil beneficiaries in traditional Medicare do not have the same opportunities for coverage of these services despite the need. https://t.co/GvJRJDW2h6
Our two @commonwealthfnd reports on #Medicare beneficiaries need for #LTSS and the financial burden they experience to meet high medical and LTSS costs highlighted by @judith_graham see article https://t.co/VsaBzmOxKf via @khnews
Will a new law allowing purchase of over-the-counter hearing aids reduce cost barriers for hearing care services for #Medicare beneficiaries? @awillin2@JohnsHopkinsSPH#AgingandHealth https://t.co/94pkqlCFMp
Will a new law allowing purchase of over-the-counter hearing aids reduce cost barriers for hearing care services for #Medicare beneficiaries? @awillin2@JohnsHopkinsSPH#AgingandHealth https://t.co/94pkqll4nP
@NickSReed on our recent @Health_Affairs article "...hearing aids alone don't necessarily improve hearing--hearing care services are important too, but there are barriers that prevent many people from accessing those services." https://t.co/CCG4r07IlZ
A great summary of our @Health_Affairs article on the limited access to hearing care services for those with hearing aids, particularly among low-income older adults @JHSPH_Hearing https://t.co/bQrGpiRUHg
The majority of Medicare beneficiaries with hearing aids don't use the hearing care services that could help optimise the quality of their hearing, cost appears to be an important barrier @Health_Affairs @NickSReed @DrFrankRLin
Following the 2017 OTC Hearing Aid Act, hearing care access and policy in the US should be addressed next, according to researchers @NickSReed, @DrFrankRLin, and @awillin2 from @JHSPH_Hearing. Read their newly published @JAMA_current Viewpoint: https://t.co/R1nE2TIWNJ
Medicare does not cover personal services that help people live independently at home, meaning beneficiaries with physical or cognitive impairment are at risk of nursing home placement. https://t.co/1aqFe1AvYC