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This bill, the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021, aims to expand Medicare coverage for audiologist services. It would allow Medicare beneficiaries to directly access audiologists, without requiring a physician referral, for a broader range of diagnostic and treatment services that fall within the audiologists' scope of practice. The bill also provides for payment of audiologist services under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, allowing for 80% coverage of the lesser of the actual charge or the fee schedule amount. The goal is to improve access to hearing and balance care for Medicare beneficiaries and align Medicare's coverage with that of other federal health plans and private insurance.