Parents push for insurers to cover pediatric hearing aids
About 3 in every 1,000 babies is born with hearing loss. But many insurance plans don't cover hearing aids, putting the high costs on the parents.
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About 3 in every 1,000 babies is born with hearing loss. But many insurance plans don't cover hearing aids, putting the high costs on the parents.
About 3 in every 1,000 babies is born with hearing loss. But many insurance plans don't cover hearing aids, putting the high costs on the parents.
Vivienne Ober is a spunky 9-year-old. Vivienne's first hearing aids cost $7,000, plus ear molds, batteries and warranties. "Our ENT and audiologist wrote letters to the insurance company and still they continued to deny it and listed it as cosmetic," Vivenne's mother Danielle Ober said.
About 3 in every 1,000 babies is born with hearing loss. But many insurance plans don't cover hearing aids, putting the high costs on the parents.