The New Hampshire Alliance celebrated yesterday when the NH Senate voted to require insurance companies to provide $1,500 coverage over five years for hearing aids, fitting, and adjustment services.
New Hampshire Alliance members worked hard placing calls, writing letters, and now celebrate this big win for retirees, individuals with hearing loss, and their families.
"A good hearing aid can cost as much as $6,000," said Charlie Balban, NH Alliance President. "Retirees use them more than anyone else, but most retirees live on fixed incomes so it's hard for them to afford an effective hearing aid. This bill will help retirees and also help people still in the workforce."
The bill was endorsed by the Commission on Deafness and Hearing Loss, AFL-CIO, Granite State Independent Living, and the NH Alliance, and will next go to the governor's desk.
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