Why are hearing disabilities not covered by insurance and Medicare?

(By – Brendan Williams, The Hill)

Imagine a treatable disability that afflicts tens of millions of Americans and yet is generally uncovered by insurance or Medicare.  You would think it would prompt a civil rights uprising.  Mandates to treat other conditions abound.  For example, 23 states have insurance mandates for bariatric surgery or gastric bypass to assist those who are morbidly obese. Read more…

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