Donate to Support IHS’ Advocacy Efforts
Advocacy is resource-intensive. Every meeting with policymakers, every campaign to influence legislation, and every effort to defend the profession requires funding. Your support empowers IHS to protect the future of Hearing Aid Specialists, strengthen the profession’s voice in critical healthcare debates, ensure fair treatment in managed care and regulatory frameworks, and safeguard patient access to high-quality hearing healthcare worldwide.
By donating, you are investing in the future of hearing healthcare and ensuring that Hearing Aid Specialists maintain a powerful voice in shaping policy, protecting patients, and advancing the profession.
IHS Action Center
Advocacy is strongest when you are part of it. By adding your voice, you help ensure lawmakers understand the vital role Hearing Aid Specialists play in advancing hearing healthcare. Together, our collective voice carries far more power than any one individual. Your participation strengthens the profession, protects patient access, and ensures Hearing Aid Specialists are heard at every level.
International Advocacy
On the international stage, IHS is expanding its presence in advocacy and policymaking, ensuring that the profession is represented in global conversations about hearing health. We’re actively monitoring and engaging with key global organizations.
U.S. Federal Advocacy
IHS magnifies the voices of U.S. members, influencing federal initiatives that directly impact hearing healthcare, while building strong relationships with industry leaders, consumer groups, government agencies, and workgroups.
State & Provincial Advocacy
IHS partners with state and provincial chapters, as well as individual members, to fight for fair and sensible legislation and regulation.
Payer Advocacy
IHS is actively pursuing strategies to secure fairness and equitable treatment for Hearing Aid Specialists in managed care, ensuring patients have access to the care they need.
Policy Statements
In response to a number of policy questions, the IHS Board of Governors has approved a comprehensive list of positions on topics that affect the profession and patients served. These statements are updated as new initiatives and governmental policies or workgroup activities are enacted or announced.
