Friday, November 23, 2007
Hearing Aid Cost
The local paper has a touching story about an eight year old boy who needs a $1700 hearing aid, not covered by insurance. He insisted on giving some money he had saved for it to a paralyzed friend. So what's wrong with this story? I just got a new garage door and opener for less than half the price of that hearing aid. If we had to pay that much for a pair of glasses, prescribed by someone who has at least as much training and overhead as an audiologist, our screams would be heard 'round the world. Hearing aid prices will come down and insurance will cover them when more children and aging boomers need them and they become as common as what is now "eyewear."
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My first question is, what is the matter with insurance companies not paying for a hearing aid for a child? Fixing hearing fills a developmental need that can't be won later at any price. Just another case of big moneymen being penny wise and pound foolish.
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