ACI Alliance submitted
comments on the CY 2022 Physician Payment Schedule highlighting the negative
impact of proposed cuts for CI audiology services for reprogramming and
electrocochleography. The identified cuts were largely attributable to the CMS
proposal to update the non-physician clinical labor rates. To view the comments
submitted to CMS click here.
To view more comments and testimony that ACI Alliance has submitted to federal agencies and testimony to state legislatures and Congress relating to issues surrounding access to cochlear implants, Click here. Past letters and testimony have focused on parent choice, early intervention issues, telehealth policies, veteran access, and insurance coverage.
The mission of the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance is to advance access to the gift of hearing provided by cochlear implantation through research, advocacy and awareness.