Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and John Larson (D-CT) and Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have introduced the Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act (H.R. 2465/S. 1132). The legislation builds on the Steve Gleason Act of 2015 to permanently fix Medicare's policy that limits access to speech-generating devices (SGDs).

Take action now to ask your members of Congress to sign on to this important legislation.

David Shulkin, MD, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, has suggested the need to eliminate routine care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in order to better address access to care for wounded veterans. Secretary Shulkin listed audiology services, specifically services for hearing aids, as falling under the category of "routine" health care. Although there are currently no proposals in place, Congress needs to hear that high quality audiologic care for our nation's veterans is anything but routine.