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This resolution urges the United States Congress to expand Medicare coverage to include hearing aids, highlighting several important contextual details about the current Medicare program and hearing loss in America. The resolution explains that Medicare, a federal health insurance program for individuals 65 and older, those with certain disabilities, and people with end-stage renal disease, currently does not cover hearing aids or comprehensive hearing examinations, despite hearing loss affecting an estimated 48 million Americans aged 12 and older. The document notes that hearing loss can occur at any age and can significantly impact an individual's work, social, and personal life, and that hearing aids can greatly improve quality of life. The resolution points out the three types of hearing loss (conductive, sensorineural, and mixed) and the four degrees of hearing loss (mild, moderate, severe, and profound), emphasizing that states cannot independently expand Medicare coverage since it is a federal program. Ultimately, the resolution calls on Congress to modify Medicare to include hearing aid coverage and requests that a copy of the resolution be sent to congressional leadership and Pennsylvania's congressional representatives.

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