Benefits Academy addresses issues specific to otolaryngology Representation in the state legislature via our own lobbyist Representation on the PA Department of Health Infant Hearing Screening Advisory Committee, establishing the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Program Representation on the Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee, which has input into local Medicare reimbursement policy Representation in the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Accredited scientific programs Informative newsletter