GEORGIA’SINITIATIVEforCHILDREN’SHEARINGAIDINSURANCE
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The Honorable [insert full name]
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RE: Hearing Aid Coverage for Children in Georgia
Dear Senator INSERT LAST NAME,
As a constituent in your district, I am writing to let you know about an issue that affects
children with hearing loss in our community. I am requesting a meeting with you to
discuss this issue.
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Today in Georgia, insurance companies are not required to cover the cost of children’s
hearing aids and as a result many children are not getting the technology they need to
help them hear. Hearing aids can cost as much as $6,000 per pair and they have to be
replaced every 3-5 years. Families that qualify for Medicaid receive coverage for hearing
aids, but there are many families who do not qualify yet still cannot afford the high cost
for this technology, which their children so desperately need.
Children can start wearing hearing aids as young as 3 weeks old, and those that do not get
them can experience significant language delays. As parents, we understand that
investing in the early years of a child’s life saves the taxpayers money in the future.
When children’s hearing needs are not addressed, special education for a child with
hearing loss can cost schools an additional $420,000. Twenty other states have passed
legislation requiring private insurance companies to cover the cost of children’s hearing
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aids. I am asking for your help to make sure that Georgia’s hard of hearing children do
not fall behind.
Please consider sponsoring and/or supporting legislation that would require insurance
companies to cover the cost of hearing aids for children.
Please visit www.letgeorgihear.org/video for a quick two-minute overview of this issue
that affects Georgia’s hard of hearing children. You can also view recent press coverage
of the issue at http://www.letgeorgiahear.org/news_resources/.
Thank you for your time and consideration. Your support of children who have hearing
loss is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
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LOSS
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