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This bill seeks to provide health benefit plan coverage for hearing aids. It requires the Group Insurance Commission, as well as various insurance companies and health maintenance organizations in Massachusetts, to cover the cost of one hearing aid per hearing-impaired ear up to $500 and 80% coverage of the next $1,500 for each hearing aid every 36 months, upon a written statement from the treating physician that the hearing aids are necessary. The coverage includes related services prescribed by a licensed audiologist or hearing instrument specialist, and the insured may choose a higher-priced hearing aid and pay the difference in cost. The bill also prohibits these benefits from being subject to greater deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or out-of-pocket limits than other benefits provided by the insurer.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S597