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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...

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 state program...

By Angela Hart, Debra Kahn SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has quietly asked lawmakers to rescind bills headed to his desk because of eleventh-hour concerns after the legislative session ended last month, an unusual request that...

By Amy Lotven California Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D) last week succeeded in his long-term effort to get the legislature to pass a bill requiring that all issuers in the state cover hearing aids for children, but he pulled the measure before it was officially sent to...