[nfb-db] A question about hearing testing?

[Sterling Shadowwolf]

Hi Maurice,
>From what I know, audiology expenses are not entirely covered by Medicare.
If the business does accept Medicare, often times you would have to co-pay
as Trish has already stated. Each state is different, under Obamacare,
depending on the plan you chose. For example, in my state, we also have
state medical insurance which is similar to Medicaid. Medicaid is not
Medicare. My state insurance under the Obamacare helps cover my audiology
expenses. It also depends on the audiology location. Because not all
audiology places accept Obamacare related (or state) health insurance or
Medicare. And sometimes you would have to travel to another city or town
just to find an audiology that does accept it. Also, not every state has
accepted Obamacare, due to the political firestorm over it. The states that
did not accept Obamacare do not have state issued medical plans, like in my
state.

-S.


On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 8:41 PM, Sheila Leigland via nfb-db <
nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> it is my understanding that rootein hearing tests are not covered. I'm not
> sure how you get them covered  in other words to proove that the test is
> necessary.
>
> On 8/20/2014 10:16 AM, maurice mines via nfb-db wrote:
>
>>   good morning, I’ve a question? This morning, I called to schedule a
>> hearing test and a cleaning of my hearing is with a new audiology clinic.
>> They ask you what kind of insurance I have, I told them that I have
>> Medicare. The clinic informed me that hearing tests are not covered under
>> Medicare because I already wear hearing aids, so the reasoning is that the
>> hearing test is not considered medically necessary. So my question to the
>> list is this true? The other thing that I have heard is that Medicare
>> considers hearing aids a cosmetic accessory. The other thing which is
>> making me wonder is the $80 cost of the test because the clinic says they
>> must charge this across-the-board because of the Medicare determination. My
>> second question to the list is making any sense?
>>
>> Sincerely Maurice mines.
>> voicemail phone, 505693283
>> personal email, kd0iko at icloud.com.
>>
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