The International Hearing Society’s (IHS) “Fit to Serve” campaign is underway and gaining momentum. On Capitol Hill, as well as across the country, IHS members are working to make sure that lawmakers hear the message about providing America’s Veterans with high-quality hearing healthcare. They have also begun reaching out to Veteran service organizations and other stakeholders to enlist their support for this important issue.

The grassroots campaign to ensure timely access to hearing healthcare for Veterans is making headway, and they need your help to make sure every member of Congress in Washington, DC hears their voice.

We encourage readers to visit our website at: www.columbiamohearingcenter.com and click on a link in this blog post where you can send a quick and customized email to your U.S. Representative and Senators.

A few key points IHS hopes to stress in the communications to members of Congress are:

*The VA should allow hearing aid specialists to provide hearing healthcare services to our nation’s Veterans. Due to the backlog and other limitations, Veterans note having problems with:

-Long wait times for appointments
-Unreasonable distance to travel to the nearest VA facility
-Limited follow-up care
-Inadequate time or attention during their appointment

*Changing current VA policy to allow Veterans access to 9,000+ hearing aid specialists will result in improved access to timely hearing healthcare for our Veterans and help address and assist with the VA’s backlog.

*America’s hearing aid specialists are “Fit to Serve” and stand ready to offer an effective solution to the challenge of providing high-quality hearing healthcare to our country’s Veterans.

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