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Bill to require insurance coverage for hearing aids for adults draws broad support; fiscal note contested
Summary
Representative Paul Tuss introduced House Bill 607 to expand required insurance coverage for hearing loss and hearing aids to all ages, not just children.
Representative Paul Tuss introduced House Bill 607 to require insurance coverage for hearing loss and hearing aids for people of all ages by removing the existing age limit (coverage for children 18 and younger). He described hearing loss prevalence and links to cognitive decline, depression and employment impacts and urged the committee to act.
Proponents included private citizens with lived experience, AARP Montana and Big Sky 55+, representatives of the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, clinicians from Billings Clinic and audiology/speech associations, and the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind…
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