New Maine Law Requires Insurers to Cover Kids' Hearing Aids
From WNTW TV, June 29, 2007
Maine children with hearing disabilities will benefit from legislation signed by Gov. John Baldacci.
The governor on Thursday signed into law a bill that requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for hearing aids for children up to age 18. The mandate will be phased in by age groups.
Policies issued or renewed as of Jan. 1, 2008, must provide hearing aid coverage for children from birth to 5 years of age starting next January. For children 6 to 13 years old, coverage must start in January 2009; and for those 14 to 18 years old, coverage begins in January 2010.
Rep. Anne Perry of Calais cosponsored the bill.
Perry, a Democrat, said lawmakers weighed the costs of providing coverage for hearing aids against the costs of providing other services for hearing-disabled people.
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Summary and text of Maine bill LD 1514: http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280024365
(Thanks to bhNEWS)
