<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/speech-and-hearing-center-accepting-insurance-expanding-access-to-hearing-and-balance-services.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>01/21/2026</pubDate><title>Hearing Center accepting insurance, expanding access to hearing and balance services</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>The Louisiana Tech University Audiology Center now accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurance plans, making comprehensive hearing and balance care more accessible and affordable for the Ruston–Lincoln Parish community and beyond.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/speech-and-hearing-center-test.jpg" alt="A man takes a hearing test as a woman observes through a window"/></image><tags><tag>Applied and Natural Sciences</tag><tag>General News</tag></tags></item>