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1) Cost per hearing aid (without insurance)

2) Insurance coverage for hearing aids

3) Regulation of hearing aids approved for sale

4) Hearing aid purchasing pathways

Hearing Aid Policies in Brazil

Yong, M., Willink, A., McMahon, C., McPherson, B., Nieman, C. L., Reed, N. S., & Lin, F. R. (2019). Access to adults' hearing aids: policies and technologies used in eight countries. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 97(10), 699–710. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.18.228676

Access to adults’ hearing aids: policies and technologies used in eight countries

Cost per hearing aid (without insurance) in Brazil

Public insurance: each province has a different policy on reimbursement. Most patients have private insurance coverage or pay out-of-pocket.

Insurance coverage for hearing aids in Brazil

Hearing aids are regulated by Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria in Brazil.

Regulation of hearing aids approved for sale in Brazil

All patients must have medical clearance by a physician to before being referred to an audiologist or a hearing aid dispenser. Patients purchase devices from an audiologist or hearing aid dispenser.

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