Hearing aids are regulated by European Union: Medical Device Directive in Netherlands.

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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 Netherlands

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 Netherlands

ㅡ Public insurance: full coverage of costs with a 25% statutory contribution by the patient. 


ㅡ Private insurance: additional coverage of costs available through supplemental insurance

Insurance coverage for hearing aids in Netherlands

Regulation of hearing aids approved for sale in Netherlands

Patients can go directly to an audiologist or hearing aid dispenser to purchase a device. Dispensers must refer the patient to an ear, nose and throat specialist or audiological centre to be medically assessed if there are medical concerns on testing (severe hearing loss, asymmetric hearing loss, air–bone gap, poor speech recognition, young patients)

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