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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 ....
Joe Neguse, D- Lafayette, talking about her hearing device and how it's not covered by insurance, Neguse introduced legislation titled "Ally's Act" in Congress, which would ensure private insurance companies provide coverage for osseointegrated hearing devices, or OIDs, including bone anchored hearing aids and cochlear implants. While the legislation is. ....
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. ....