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The latest updates and important news regarding Let California Kids Hear and the California initiative for hearing aid coverage for children.
Early Intervention Improves Language Outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
New study shows that providing hearing amplification early on helps children’s listening and spoken language skills Approximately, one to two of every 1,000 newborns are deaf or hard of hearing. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Early Hearing Detection and...
Press Releases
- Gov. Newsom Vetoes SB 635, Dealing Crushing Blow to Thousands of CA Kids
- Idina Menzel and Rick Caruso Join Statewide “Let California Kids Hear” campaign
Thursday, August 8, 2019 - Assemblymember Bloom Tells the California Legislature the Time is Now to Let Kids Hear
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - Legislation to Expand Insurance Coverage for Children’s Hearing Aids Advances
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - Assemblymember Bloom’s AB 1601 Passes out of Assembly Health Committee (2017)
- Legislation to Ensure Pediatric Hearing Aid Coverage Passes Key Policy Committee (2016)
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