Not all States in the United States provide these services, but it is an option for states to cover speech, hearing, and language disorder services and other diagnostic, screening, preventative, and rehabilitative services.

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Medicaid is a program that is funded by the Federal government and State governments. It is intended to provide health insurance coverage for qualifying individuals that include low income adults and children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and people with disabilities. There are certain mandatory benefits Medicaid must cover but States are allowed to add and regulate their own Medicaid programs after the minimum requirements are applied. 

Medicaid

ㅡ  Public insurance: different insurance plans cover different benefits. There is no coverage for hearing aids under the Original Medicare, there is some coverage under Medicare Advantage (Part C), and coverage for Veterans. It is not a mandatory benefit to be covered under Medicaid, but some States may include the coverage in their additional benefits.

ㅡ  Private insurance: largely employee-sponsored and through other third-party insurers. Most patients pay out-of-pocket


 Insurance coverage for hearing aids in US

Mandatory & Optional Medicaid Benefits. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/mandatory-optional-medicaid-benefits/index.html


The mandatory benefits every State must cover include inpatient and outpatient hospital services, Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services (EPSDT), nursing facility services, home health services, physical services, rural health clinic services, federally qualified health center services, lab and X-ray services, family planning services, midwife services, pediatric and family NP services, freestanding birth center services (if licensed), transportation to medical care, and tobacco cessation support for pregnant women.

Mandatory Benefits Under Medicaid

Optional Services States can Provide for People With Disabilities under Medicaid

Medicare will not cover any costs for hearing aids or exams. Some Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C) may offer coverage on some hearing related services. It may cover a certain hearing test a physician orders for the patient or a treatment received for a hearing related medical condition. 

Medicare Coverage for Hearing Aids

Long term care, most dental services, eye exams related to receiving a prescription of glass, denture related services, cosmetic surgery, acupuncture, hearing aids and exams, and routine foot care are explicitly stated to not be covered by Parts A and B of Medicare. 

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