Support Ally’s Act, H.R. 4606
Ally’s Act was inspired by the story of Ally, a young girl born without a right ear or ear canal, who was denied insurance for a medically necessary bone-anchored hearing system. Many people with congenital conditions like microtia and aural atresia, or who experience sudden hearing loss from illness or trauma, are denied coverage for specialized auditory implant devices and external sound processors by private insurers. Without access, children risk delayed speech and language development, poor academic performance and social isolation, while adults face cognitive decline, depression and unemployment. Introduced by Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO), Ally’s Act (H.R. 4606) is a bipartisan bill to ensure that about 500,000 impacted Americans receive essential hearing health care treatment and lead full, productive lives—reducing the long-term societal costs of untreated hearing loss.