Guests: Jim Kothe, Head of Sales for Whisper Hearing; Dan Quall, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Fuel Medical

Moderator: Dr. Bob Traynor, Consultant and Professor of Audiology

Dr. Bob Traynor interviews Jim Kothe, Head of Sales for Whisper Hearing and Dan Quall, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Fuel Medical, on the growing popularity of offering lease or subscription plans for patients to acquire hearing aids.  They discuss the benefits to the patients and the practices by offering these types of plans as an alternate to the traditional bundled model.

Guest: Alicia Spoor - Audiologist & Owner of Designer Audiology

Moderator: Amyn Amlani - Audiology Professor and Consultant at Otolithic Consulting

The Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act (MAASA) is a bi-partisan-sponsored legislative bill—written and endorsed with a unified professional voice—that was introduced to the US House of Representatives on March 3, 2021, and to the US Senate on May 19, 2021. 

In the segment, This Week in Hearing, host Amyn Amlani, PhD, chats with Alicia Spoor, AuD, about (i) the current patient journey for those Medicare listeners who experience hearing loss, (ii) the tenets of this groundbreaking bill, and (iii) how MAASA would benefit patients and audiologists.  

There is also a discussion about the future role MAASA could play with predicted disruptions taking shape in the hear care space.  

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Guests: Brent Edwards, Director of the National Acoustics Lab; Andy Bellavia, Director of Business Development at Knowles Corp

Moderator: Dave Kemp, Director of Business Development at Oaktree Products

For the inaugural episode of This Week in Hearing, Dave Kemp interviews Brent Edwards, Ph.D, director of National Acoustic Labs, and Andy Bellavia, Director of Market Development for Knowles Corp. They discuss the blurring line between consumer audio and traditional hearing aids, and the potential impact on the hearing health industry.