It would ensure that private insurance companies cover the cost of surgery for an implant, post operative care, as well as one ENT and audiology appointment per year
Third-grader inspires legislation to help those with hearing loss
At just 9 years old, Ally Tumblin has inspired legislation in Congress that could help thousands of Americans pay for hearing aid devices by mandating insurance companies to cover them.
It all started in 2019 with a simple letter to her elected official after the then third-grader was assigned to do something to better her community for class. She decided to write to her congressman, Rep. Joe Neguse, a Colorado Democrat, about her struggle to hear and how important her BAHA was, a bone-anchored hearing aid that’s used to treat hearing loss. It’s an implantable device that most insurance companies do not cover and can cost up to $10,000.
9-year-old Broomfield girl inspires legislation for people with hearing loss
Third-grader Ally Tumblin s letter inspired Congressman Joe Neguse to introduce Ally s Act, a bill that will require insurance companies to cover hearing devices. Author: Lori Lizarraga Updated: 7:59 PM MST February 1, 2021
BROOMFIELD, Colo. When a 9-year-old Broomfield girl, born without her right ear and ear canal, wrote a letter to her congressman in 2019, she and her mother didn t think they would even get a response.
But young Ally Tumblin s letter inspired Congressman Joe Neguse to introduce a bill that would require insurance companies to cover hearing devices for children like Ally, all over the country.