Bill Seeks Insurance Coverage of Hearing Aids for Children

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A lawmaker and Miss Michigan are teaming up to back legislation requiring health insurers to cover hearing aids for those 21 and younger.

Republican Sen. Dale Zorn of Ida and 2014 Miss Michigan KT Maviglia of Dundee announced the bill Wednesday in the Capitol. Maviglia was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss at age 9 and has two hearing aids.

She has been raising awareness of hearing loss among children.

Zorn first introduced the legislation in December, but there was little time left in the session for the bill to be considered. It would require health insurance policies to cover hearing aids for hearing loss not correctable by other covered procedures.
An insurer or HMO could limit coverage to one hearing aid in each ear every three years.