INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR HEARING AIDS
Q. “Does INSURANCE pay for HEARING AIDS?”
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“I have insurance, does Insurance cover cost of hearing instrum ents?”
Very good question! YES, there are som e plans available that do have hearing aid benefits. I urge anyone w ho has an insurance plan w ith hearing aid benefits to take advantage of those benefits.
Federal Blue Cross/Blue Shield
has coverage available both for current tis Federal employees and the Retirees w ho are covered under the health plan.
Miracle-Ear is a participating provider for this program !
State of Arkansas Employees
also have instrum som ents! e coverage M ost al available our School Teachersfor hearing and Staff that have insurance coverage through the Health Advantage or Qual Choice plan have benefits available to them . The plans do vary and w e are H appy to help determ ine your insurance benefits at your appointm ent. Som e of the Affordable care insurance policies have hearing aid benefits.
Som e other Retirement Plans (Aetna, C igna, BC /BS out-of-state) do have som e Hearing Instrument benefits. Insurance plans vary, as w e al know .W e are better able to serve you and answ er these questions at a scheduled appointm ent for your hearing evaluation. Miracle-Ear wil cal and verify your insurance benefits and should hearing aids be a covered benefit and you do have a hearing loss; we wil file your insurance claim for you. At Miracle-Ear, w e encourag e you, ifyou experience any symptoms of hearing loss, please contact our Hearing Healthcare Providers. We offer complimentary hearing consultations and evaluation. We have tw o convenient locations. Cal our office today and make an appointment. The current stati cs from the Better Hearing Institute are that 1 in 6 baby boom ers have hearing loss and 3 in 10 of people over 55 hearing loss; and seniors in their 70’s have a greater than 50% incidence of hearing loss. H ow ever, keep in m ind that these statistics don’t tel the w hole story. Almost everyone know s atl east one person w ho has a hearing loss that is affecting communications but refuses to acknowledge or do anything aboutit. Miracle-Ear has been in the Hearing Healthcare industry for over 70 years. At Miracle-Ear, we have C ertified H earing Specialists to serve our patients needs. O ur goal is to find a w ay to help you reach the bestpossible hearing available. We use the best testing and assessment equipm ent available. We are able to program “dem-onstration” hearing aids w hen you have your hearing test and you can experience the hearing technology (should hearing loss be discovered). We encourage you to bring a spouse or fam ily m em ber w ith you for this experience. Hearing loss effects the fam ily, not just the individual. Miracle-Ear has over 1300 centers throughout the country. Miracle-Ear has served the H ot Springs and H ot Springs Vilage areas for w el over 30 years. C al our office today and m ake an appointm ent. Miracle-Ear Hearing Centers
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