Lansing, MI – The House Insurance and Financial Services Committee has approved State Representative Dale Zorn’s bipartisan plan to make hearing aids more accessible for children who need them.
His plan, House Bill 4944, would ensure Michigan children’s health insurance covers treatment for hearing loss through age 19, and up to $3,000 in coverage per hearing aid every 36 months.
Insurance actuaries and underwriters estimate the increase to policyholders’ premium costs would be just 10 to 17 cents per month but would save the state approximately $650,000 per individual in lifetime support.
Zorn introduced the measure alongside his colleague, Democratic Representative Samantha Steckloff, from Farmington Hills. Her bill ensures coverage is available for audiological exams, hearing aid evaluations and maintenance, and audiologist or speech-language pathology services.
The bills now move to be considered by the full House.
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