Medicare Coverage Expansion: Hearing Aids and Aural Rehabilitation Services.
This legislation significantly expands Medicare benefits by requiring coverage for hearing aids and related aural rehabilitation services. This change removes a major financial barrier, allowing seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries with hearing loss to access necessary devices and professional audiology care. Coverage is generally limited to one or two hearing aids every three years, reducing out-of-pocket costs for citizens.
Key points
Medicare will now cover the cost of hearing aids (excluding over-the-counter models) and associated audiology services.
Beneficiaries gain access to comprehensive services, including assessment, fitting, instruction, and auditory training, provided by qualified professionals.
New hearing aids are covered a maximum of once every three years, unless a documented deterioration requires a different type of device sooner.
The current exclusion of hearing aids and examinations from Medicare coverage is eliminated.
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