Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors. (HB237)
Introduced By
Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts to provide coverage for hearing aids and related services for children from birth to age 18 when a licensed audiologist prescribes such hearing aids and related services. The coverage shall include one hearing aid per hearing-impaired ear, up to a cost of $1,500, every 24 months. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/28/2007 | Committee |
| 12/28/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081080472 |
| 12/28/2007 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/21/2008 | Impact statement from SCC (HB237) |
| 01/22/2008 | Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter |
Comments
It is way past time for this yearly introduced bill to pass the legislature. What part of the importance of hearing for children who are learning to talk doesn't the legislature understand? Is hearing a luxury item only for the well off? For our children?
Another example of why we need to eliminate insurance companies from our health system...they are NOT oriented to quality treatment and never will be.
Besides...shouldn't adults be able to hear also? Definitely children...but seems to me if someone needs a hearing aid they need a hearing aid...