Hearing Healthcare Policy Data, by state and time

When using any of this project's data, please reference the correct peer-reviewed publication listed below. Please see the publication for methodological details. Where multiple versions of the data exist, we recommend using the most recent version for new projects.<br><br><b>Private Insurance Hearing Aid Mandates</b>:Private insurance hearing aid mandates have been adopted by an
increasing number of states and vary in age eligibility and generosity. This
project describes the details of private insurance hearing aid mandates for
each state over time.<br><b>1st Edition</b><b></b>:<b><br></b>Publication: Arnold, M. L., Heslin, B.
J., Dowdy, M., Kershner, S. P., Phillips, S., Lipton, B., &amp; Pesko, M. F.
(2024). Longitudinal Policy Surveillance of Private Insurance Hearing Aid
Mandates in the United States: 1997-2022. American journal of public
health, 114(4), 407–414. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307551
<br>PubMed Link:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38478867/
<br>Download: hear_priv_V1.xlsx
<br>Description: The downloadable Excel file
contains:<br>o “Private Insurance Hearing Aid Coverage Mandates Effective Dates and Details, as of January 1, 2023: United States”<br>o “Status of Private Insurance Hearing Aid Coverage Mandates, by State and Month”<br><b>Key Policy Features of State Medicaid Hearing Aid Coverage for Adults, 2023</b><b>1st Edition</b>:<br>Publication: Arnold, M. L., Tonti, L.,
Phillips, S., Kershner, S. P., Lipton, B. J., Heslin, B., Ukert, B. D., &amp;
Pesko, M. F. (2025). Number Of States Providing Medicaid Hearing Aid Coverage
For Adults Increased; Variability Was Substantive, 2017-23. Health
affairs, 44(12), 1522–1529.
https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2025.00270
<br>PubMed Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41329893/
<br>Download: hear_mcaidcross_V1.xlsx
<br>Description: The downloadable Excel file
contains: “Key Policy
Features of State Medicaid Hearing Aid Coverage for Adults, 2023”<br><br><b>Longitudinal Trends in
Medicaid Hearing Aid Coverage for Adults in the United States: 2003-2023</b><b>1st Edition</b><b></b>:<br>Publication:
Arnold, M., Tonti, L., Phillips, S., Kershner, S., Lipton, B., Heslin, B.,
Ukert, B., Hebert, R., &amp; Pesko, M.F. (2026). Longitudinal Trends in
Medicaid Hearing Aid Coverage for Adults in the United States: 2003-2023.
American Journal of Audiology.<br>Download:
hear_mcaidlong_V1.xlsx<br>Description: This
Excel workbook contains the following sheets:<br>o Data View: Status of
Medicaid Hearing Aid Coverage, by State and Month<br>o State View: Coverage
Determination from 01/2003 to 12/2023<b>Hearing Health Care Professional Workforce</b><b>1st Edition</b>:<br>Publication: Garuccio J, Ukert B, Arnold
M, Phillips S, Pesko MF. Using supply and demand to identify shortages in the
hearing health care professional workforce. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.
Published online July 31, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2025.2112<br>PubMed Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40742737/
<br>Download: hear_prof_V1.xlsx
<br>Description: This Excel workbook contains
the following sheets:<br>o State-level Counts of Audiologists<br>o State Count of Hearing Instrument
Specialists<br>o State Count of Audiologists and Hearing
Instrument Specialists<br>Research reported in this project was supported by the National Institute on
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health (NIH;
grant R01 DC019661-01A1). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.<br>

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