Bloom bill expands hearing aid coverage

The Santa Monica Daily Press covered the initiative to expand hearing aid coverage to kids in California: The state assemblymember representing Santa Monica is introducing a bill to require California health insurers to cover hearing aids for children. Richard Bloom,...

Lawmakers Take Third Swing at Expanding Access to Hearing Aids

K-12 Daily reported on the new initiative to expand access to hearing aids for children. New bipartisan legislation introduced Tuesday would require health insurance plans to cover hearing aids for children. Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica and lead author of...

Bill to Cover Pediatric Hearing Aids Introduced

Assemblymember Bloom & Advocates Announce Introduction of Hearing Aid Insurance Bill Measure Seeks to Ensure Health Insurance Coverage for Pediatric Hearing Aids SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblymember Bloom (D – Santa Monica) announced the introduction of legislation...

Zohar Tells It All [Video]

This ten year old lets us know in her own words how important her hearing aid is to her. She is deaf in one ear and needs a hearing aid in the other to access spoken language. In addition, her mother and sister also use hearing aids. That’s 5 hearing aids for...