tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post7162727760320324849..comments2023-08-23T00:51:06.852-07:00Comments on A Deaf Mom Shares Her World: Insurance Companies Don't Cover Hearing Aids--Let's Change ThatKaren Putzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09098620301550608119noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-82369944388890441422008-08-05T22:21:00.000-07:002008-08-05T22:21:00.000-07:00What is the status of this bill. My son has worn ...What is the status of this bill. My son has worn hearing aides since he was 3 years old and now that he is a young adult we are finding difficulty getting insurance coverage for the hearing aides. We have written to the congressman and senators regarding this problem in the state of Illinois Just recently saw this blog and we are interested to find out more about this bill.Gentry Knives and Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396264177491481771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-87912115525305399192008-04-24T23:08:00.000-07:002008-04-24T23:08:00.000-07:00I'm in Alabama. We all need to do something to let...I'm in Alabama. We all need to do something to let the insurance companies know that hearing is as important as seeing, or any other disability. Strange how people can eat until they are so fat that they can't walk and insurance companies will "fix" that....??? Go figure.<BR/> LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-38192616577095387912008-04-20T13:00:00.000-07:002008-04-20T13:00:00.000-07:00So they say... Some insurance do not cover equipme...So they say... Some insurance do not cover equipment/device (hearing aids) but do cover medical surgery (Cohlear Implant). That is the problem, this need to be fixed.<BR/><BR/>SueyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-1364925187753221112008-04-18T14:23:00.000-07:002008-04-18T14:23:00.000-07:00I am without hearing aids and have no clue how to ...I am without hearing aids and have no clue how to get any help to get some. I wore my grandfathers until they died and my mother's until they died. Of course neither was fitted for me or did a good job of correcting. I do not have insurance but I do know that insurance never covers, at least none that I have had. Now I am considered un-insurable so...Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02185860853151726676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-52981242982882241942008-04-18T09:06:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:06:00.000-07:00This is a personal issue for me as well. I grew up...This is a personal issue for me as well. I grew up with wearing a hearing aid and have grown dependant on it. Last year I lost it (strange story.. I put it on my dresser and the next morning it was gone. We have turned the house upside down and have no clue where it got to) First thing I did after accepting the fact it was gone was to contact our insurance and sure enough.. they would not pay forGrowing Up Deaf in a Hearing Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125342717857524995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-34011974040852606202008-04-14T07:59:00.000-07:002008-04-14T07:59:00.000-07:00We are having the same issues with our hearing aid...We are having the same issues with our hearing aid coverage up here in Canada. <BR/>I don't understand why people don't think these are vital! <BR/><BR/>*Glad to have found your blog:)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991662157282871377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-82428961744895571182008-04-11T14:49:00.000-07:002008-04-11T14:49:00.000-07:00My experience with hearing aids 15 years ago wasn'...My experience with hearing aids 15 years ago wasn't good. I recently gave them to my dad -- who got them refitted for himself.<BR/><BR/>My family would like for me to try them again -- but I refuse to pay so much money for something I may hate. <BR/><BR/>It's such a steep cost to bear -- I don't get WHY insurance companies don't cover this. <BR/><BR/>I'm not from your area, but would love to see Genevieve Hinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183893510449821362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-12300790806982465882008-04-09T12:27:00.000-07:002008-04-09T12:27:00.000-07:00I hope you make some headway in Illinois! Nolan's ...I hope you make some headway in Illinois! Nolan's were $2700 for both aids, not too bad considering some people spend up to $6000 on a pair of aids. Still, we're at the beginning of a lifetime of hearing aid purchases. It is really going to add up over the long run! NY State has a bill up before its legislature, but the bill dies every year. Sigh....leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004783118268323560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-43348401172026805162008-04-09T08:54:00.000-07:002008-04-09T08:54:00.000-07:00The State of Iowa will get my HAs because of my in...The State of Iowa will get my HAs because of my income level, but I started the process last July and still don't know when I will actually get them. Neither does my Voc Rehab counselor. *sigh*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-28207631763106583372008-04-09T00:13:00.000-07:002008-04-09T00:13:00.000-07:00Here's something we could all do. I wouldn't bene...Here's something we could all do. I wouldn't benefit, but it's a start.<BR/><BR/>http://www.shhh.org/advocacy/index.asp<BR/><BR/>The sad thing is, I'm almost at the point of choosing a CI just because of the insurance coverage. During my lifetime, I've spent nearly the cost of a CI out of pocket on hearing aids.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093639101711800065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-9011243875206852602008-04-09T00:07:00.000-07:002008-04-09T00:07:00.000-07:00I've never had hearing aid coverage. Most people ...I've never had hearing aid coverage. Most people are shocked when I tell them this.<BR/><BR/>The real crime is Medicare doesn't cover hearing aids either. Considering one out of three people over sixty-five has hearing loss, the fact that Medicare doesn't cover hearing aids for our nation's retired people sickens me. <BR/><BR/>Also, many insurances use Medicare as a guideline of what to cover Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093639101711800065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-76915897986700671482008-04-08T09:03:00.000-07:002008-04-08T09:03:00.000-07:00I can't believe in this day and age insurance comp...I can't believe in this day and age insurance companies still won't cover hearing aids. WTF???????Irishcodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202666062612276655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-36952074422197322542008-04-08T06:16:00.000-07:002008-04-08T06:16:00.000-07:00look.. Our Deaf community already know that Insura...look.. Our Deaf community already know that Insurance companies don't cover hearing aids for adult. BUT only for children can allow. Not fair for us (deaf adults) WE knew those hearing aids are VERY expansive that we cannot afford! We are poor NOT rich. We want celebraties as movie stars should help to pay new digital hearing aids for deaf adult people!!Fingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910170026478255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-38573843781031141112008-04-07T07:54:00.000-07:002008-04-07T07:54:00.000-07:00I recently had two new digital hearing aids last w...I recently had two new digital hearing aids last week. Surprisingly my employer's insurance paid 100 percent on both aids. I didnt even had to tuggle with insurance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-81727123235003200402008-04-06T21:06:00.000-07:002008-04-06T21:06:00.000-07:0090 percent insurances dont cover hearing aid, noth...90 percent insurances dont cover hearing aid, nothing new, usually VR pay for if you are qualify, if not then write off for your income tax, simple. I pay 2 thousand dollars for both hearing aids, those hearing aid is top model and powerful cuz am almost complete deaf but enough to hear for environmental sound which is good enough for me to ear but write off 100 percent on income tax. Insurance Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-92204878575699046302008-04-06T18:15:00.000-07:002008-04-06T18:15:00.000-07:00Hearing Aids should be a national right. It shoul...Hearing Aids should be a national right. It should have been a long time ago . . . and it should be now.<BR/><BR/>When a person goes through a horrible incident that disfigures him/her, the insurance company will seek to fix it. By that logic, the insurance company is responsible to assist in "acts of God."<BR/><BR/>As with mega-disasters like Katrina, the insurance companies seek to win . . . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-75700953698516812752008-04-06T13:29:00.000-07:002008-04-06T13:29:00.000-07:00Oh this got to go nationwide! Would you consider i...Oh this got to go nationwide! Would you consider if Ill pass?<BR/><BR/>I have a question to add: Why do most health insurance cover CI but not hearing aids? They are willing to spend 50K than up to 10K. Help me understand this.<BR/><BR/>When I started my first job out of college. My dog ate my hearing aid. Yup she did. I went to get a new replacement. I was also shocked. The insurance did not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30969977.post-71204353989440201022008-04-06T09:32:00.000-07:002008-04-06T09:32:00.000-07:00For the longest time, in Ohio, most health insuran...For the longest time, in Ohio, most health insurance do not cover hearing-aids. Last year or the year before, it was added to my health insurance but only up to $1,500 lifetime and other conditions. <BR/><BR/>Mine costs almost $6,000 for two. I had to take a loan out so interest was added. My insurance only paid about $900 while Columbus Speech and Hearing was nice enough to allow me to pay theAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636656959074070720noreply@blogger.com