http://www.openfit.com/hearingaids is encouraging Americans with a hearing loss to contact their Congress representatives and urge passing of the hearing aid tax credit. The hearing aid tax credit has been proposed every year for several years and has become increasingly more popular each year. The legislation would provide a tax credit up to $1000 for two hearing aids for dependants and adults over the age of 55.
Here are some facts about hearing loss in America:
· 1 in 4 houses in America have at least one person with a hearing loss
· 2/3 of people cannot afford hearing aids
· 95% of people with a hearing loss could benefit from hearing aids
· 36% of people with hearing loss that could benefit from hearing aids make less than $30,000 per year.
· 10 million older Americans have hearing loss
· Hearing Aids are not covered under Medicaid
http://www.openfit.com/hearingaids recommends the following plan of action:
1. Find the names and contact information of your Representatives. From the following website, you can find names, phone numbers, addresses and email addresses of Senators and Representatives: http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml. You will also be able to send a message by email by using the Contact Me button.
2. When you contact them, make your letter personable. For example: “Dear Senator James, My husband’s hearing loss is affecting his ability to remain at work. We are retired on a fixed income and cannot afford the thousands of dollars needed to purchase a set of hearing aids. Please consider supporting the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act”
3. Tell your friends about the hearing aid tax credit and ask them to contact their officials also.
About http://www.openfit.com/
openfit.com is an internet retailer of open fit user programmable hearing aids. We sell hearing aids that are fully adjustable on your computer. All hearing aids are initially programmed per your audiogram and we have a waiting staff to assist you with programming the hearing aids. We sell the highest quality hearing aids for thousands less than what you would pay locally. We are passionate about the hearing aid tax credit because we feel we could deliver hearing aids to everyone that needs them with the assistance of this bill.
