Apr 9, 2026 | News
Children stood before the Senate asking for something simple: equal access to sound. California has allocated almost $30 million – mostly to administration- while funding for children has gone largely unspent. Fewer than 300 children received hearing aids....
Apr 8, 2026 | News
I want to start with an honest update. Many of us, including me, believed this was done when California submitted its application to the federal government—though I was holding my breath, given the long journey we’ve all been on. New federal rules were issued, and...
May 5, 2025 | News
As published here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/05/05/california-applies-to-expand-essential-health-benefits-to-include-ivf-hearing-exams/ Sacramento, California – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom, through the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), submitted an...
Jun 2, 2024 | News
As published here: https://www.childrennow.org/blog/kids-cant-wait-policymakers-take-action-to-include-hearing-aids-in-californias-new-health-insurance-benchmark/ For decades California’s kids have been experiencing a developmental emergency. More than 20,000...
Oct 13, 2023 | News
As published here: https://calmatters.org/health/2023/10/newsom-vetoes-childrens-hearing-aids-bill/ Two of Johanna Wonderly’s four children depend on hearing aids, and the other two will probably need them in the future. At roughly $6,000 per child, the cost adds up...
Oct 5, 2023 | News
Sep 29, 2023 | News
As aired on CBS Bay Area on September 28, 2023.
Sep 27, 2023 | News
As published on CNN.com by Sam Sider on September 27, 2023. When Michelle Marciniak’s daughter Marie was 4 years old, a preschool teacher noticed a change in her behavior. She was losing speech skills and crying during circle time with the group. Her parents found out...
Sep 21, 2023 | News
Selection of article published on September 20, 2023 in the Sacramento Bee: Gov. Gavin Newsom has before him about a thousand bills approved by the California Legislature that now await his fate but some are far more explosive and politically consequential than...
Sep 19, 2023 | News
As published September 19, 2023 by Nina Shapiro on Forbes.com: Child being fitted with hearing aid. (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP VIA GETTY IMAGES Hearing loss is one of the most common congenital variants seen in...
