The Social Security Act of 1965 excluded hearing aids, eyeglasses, and dental care from being covered benefits under Medicare and Medicaid. However, the FDA has recognized the Esteem®  fully implanted active middle ear implant (FI-AMEI) as a prosthetic, distinguishing it from a hearing aid. Unfortunately, the Center for Medicare Services (CMS) has classified the Esteem implant as a hearing aid, excluding it from coverage. This classification prevents individuals with hearing loss from accessing an alternative solution.

View the press release for H.R. 1921 and S.983

Envoy Medical believes this inappropriate classification has resulted in breakthrough hearing technologies not being available to Medicare beneficiaries and has hindered innovation and competition in the hearing device marketplace. 

We believe this legislation will unlock access to critical technology, sparking greater innovation, fostering healthy competition, and delivering more solutions for the nearly 40 million Americans grappling with disabling hearing loss.

You can play a vital role in supporting this bill by reaching out to your representatives. Inform them about the bill and explain how the lack of access to this advanced technology impacts your health, quality of life, or the well-being of loved ones living with hearing loss. Urge them to co-sponsor H.R. 1921 or S. 983 The Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act.

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