A letter from nearly 200 pediatricians, audiologists, educators, advocates, and parents of deaf and hard of hearing children urging support of the Let California Kids Hear Act was sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislators. The Act would expand access to...
Michelle Marciniak, Co-Chair, Let California Kids Hear Testimony in in Senate Budget Health Committee on Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program (HACCP) Implementation Issues AND revisiting a solution APRIL 20, 2023 Hello my name is Michelle Marciniak, I am...
As featured in CalMatters on September 6, 2022 by Elizabeth Aguilera. A proposal to expand a year-old California program that provides hearing aids to children was approved by the state Legislature in the final days of the session that ended Wednesday. If Gov. Gavin...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 1, 2022 Contact: Carter Ashforth, (510) 763-2444 x 108, cashforth@childrennow.org Advocates Commend Expansion of Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program Oakland, CA — Parent and children’s health advocates are commending an agreement...
By Matt Fleming FILE – In this Jan. 6, 2015, file photo, dignitaries and VIP’s line up to sign a portion of the rail at the California High Speed Rail Authority ground breaking event in Fresno, Calif. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian, File) “Are California programs having...
BY ELIZABETH AGUILERA Sofie Nguyen, 10, left and Chloe Nguyen, 7, right, at their home in Sacramento on July 7, 2022. The sisters both require the use of hearing aids. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters IN SUMMARY A program intended to provide hearing aids and services...
As we reflect on the one-year anniversary of the Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program (HACCP), that launched on July 1, 2021, we call on the Newsom Administration to do better for California’s deaf and hard of hearing children. One year in with over $16 million...
Let California Kids Hear Supporters, We want to take a moment to reconnect and bring you up to speed with some important new developments in the effort to provide access to hearing aids to California’s children. We are happy to share that the Hearing Aid Coverage for...
By Lindzi Scharf At a glance, Gianna “Gigi” Caruso’s life might appear carefree. The 19-year-old USC sophomore is the co-founder of Gigi C, a swimwear and activewear line she created with her mother, Tina, a former swimsuit model and fashion designer. She’s also the...
By Angela Hart Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to fund hearing aids for children and teens through California’s budget, months after he asked a Democratic assemblyman to withdraw legislation with a similar aim. Newsom’s budget proposal would create a new...