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 AB 598, said that thousands of families–including those with health insurance–must pay the full cost of hearing aids out-of-pocket, which on average range between $1,500 and $4,000 per ear, and must be replaced every three to five years.
As a result, he said, many children throughout the state go without because families simply can’t afford it.
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