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Grassley, Iowa Audiologists Discuss Successful Push for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids | U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Grassley (R-Iowa) met with Iowa Audiology President and CEO Dr. Jason Aird to
focus on the Meals and Drug Administration’s (FDA) finalization of a key rule
permitting listening to aids to be offered over-the-counter – a bipartisan effort Grassley has led for over 5 years. Additionally they mentioned
Grassley’s assist for the Medicare
Audiologist Entry and Providers Act, which might modernize Medicare guidelines for audiologists – making it
simpler for seniors to entry an audiologist. Grassley then held a Q&A with well being
care suppliers within the Mount Nice neighborhood.
“After shepherding the Over-the-Counter Listening to Aids Act
by way of Congress in 2017 together with Senator Warren, we nonetheless had our work lower
out for us. We continued urgent the FDA to implement the legislation as Congress
supposed, and we confronted entrenched particular pursuits who didn’t need to see
this commonsense legislation succeed. Fortunately, two months in the past, the FDA finalized
rules for over-the-counter listening to aids. None of this may’ve been
doable with out the enter and arduous work of Iowa audiologists, together with Dr.
Aird. It’s been an honor to see this effort by way of, and I’m glad extra Iowans
will now have entry to inexpensive over-the-counter listening to aids,” Grassley mentioned.
“I recognize Senator Grassley’s work on
over-the-counter listening to aids and modernizing Medicare in order that beneficiaries
have higher entry to the audiology companies that they want. Audiologists play
an important position within the analysis and therapy of listening to loss. I thank
Senator Grassley for assembly with well being care suppliers like myself about our
position in serving Iowans. Our work, together with the implementation of the Over-the-Counter Listening to Support Act, will
enhance entry to listening to care companies and decrease prices for a lot of customers,” mentioned Dr. Jason Aird, president and CEO of
Iowa Audiology and an lively member of the Academy of Medical doctors of Audiology.
Nice to debate over-the-counter listening to aids. Extra photos are
accessible HERE.
Deafness and Different Communication Issues (NIDCD), almost 38 million Individuals expertise a point of listening to loss. Almost half of
adults 75 or older and one-third of adults between 65 and 74 expertise problem listening to. Nevertheless, solely a small proportion – round 14 % – of those that may benefit from listening to aids use them, oftentimes
as a consequence of excessive prices. Grassley has heard from Iowans who’ve reported paying
$5,000 and even $10,000 for listening to aids.
Grassley’s Over-the-Counter
Listening to Support Act. Their invoice
required the FDA to challenge rules establishing over-the-counter listening to
aids, particularly for these with delicate to average listening to loss, no later than
three years from the date of enactment. The FDA slow-rolled the
regulatory-crafting course of, lacking its first statutory deadline by a yr.
After the general public remark interval closed on January 18 of this yr, and the FDA
failed to offer a transparent timeline for finalizing rules, Grassley and
Warren ramped up strain by introducing the Delivering
Over-the-Counter Listening to Aids Now Act. The invoice required the FDA to hurry up its timeline for issuing its
remaining rules.
launched a complete report
displaying how dominant listening to support producers have been trying to decrease the
effectiveness of over-the-counter listening to aids. Additionally they referred to as on the FDA
commissioner to undertake a remaining rule that promotes competitors, reduces costs
and meets excessive requirements of security and effectiveness.
effort in an op-ed he printed HERE.
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Video: Jay Higgins on Iowa’s defensive performance in loss to Ohio State
Jay Higgins discusses a variety of topics after Iowa’s 35-7 loss to Ohio State.
The Iowa football team’s Oct. 19 game at Michigan State will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT.
The Big Ten contest will be televised on NBC.
Iowa plays host to Washington on Saturday, Oct. 12. That game is set for 11:10 a.m. CT.
IARN – While the temperatures have been enjoyable lately, the lack of rainfall has been anything but. After experiencing the driest September on record, drought and fire dangers have increased. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for Iowa, said that the drought monitor has been repopulated with zones of abnormally dry conditions.
Read more at Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.
Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.
Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
| 6/15 | Team | +5 | +3 | 148 |
| T8 | Gage Messingham | -1 | +1 | 140 |
| T8 | Noah Kent | +1 | -1 | 140 |
| T37 | Max Tjoa | +4 | +2 | 146 |
| T51 | Chance Rinkol | +1 | +7 | 148 |
| T64 | Josh Lundmark | +9 | +1 | 150 |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”
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