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Carol Bradley Bursack, Dec 10, 2010
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Medicare Part B may pay a certain amount. That comes with a premium, but most people with Medicare carry it, as Medicare Part A is more of a "catastrophic" insurance. Also, if there is a supplimentary policy, some of the cost that Part B doesn't cover may be absorbed. You need to check all of the Medicare policies and also with the company you deal with for the hearing aids so that you are sure they accept Medicare payments.Carol
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Feb 22, 2011
Medicare usually does not pay; Medicaid does
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JacquellynH
Feb 27, 2012
I have been tested and told I need hearing aids. My husband and I are retired and can not afford $7000 for hearing aids for me. Is there any financial help. We have Medicare & a secondary insurance company. But have been told there is no help. Please reply. Thank you, Jacquelly Humphries
christina28
You can try to get "care credit' through your audiologist. How can they not help you?Or, offer to make payments monthly. There is an organization called "Hearing Loss Association for America." Go to their website and ask questions. Keep asking until it happens. Good Luck.
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JessieBelle
When my father got his hearing aid, we went to a medical ear clinic for him to be tested. Medicare (Blue Advantage) covered the cost of the testing by the clinic, but did not cover the cost of the hearing aid itself. If I remember correctly, it also didn't cover the cost of the audiologist -- not sure about this.
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