elis@uunet (Elis Green Streeter) (12/01/90)
Index Number: 12081 Bill, I checked our Employee handbook under insurance here at Intergraph Corp. Major medical insurance covers Prosthetic appliances/devices, etc., but specifically EXCLUDES hearing aides of any kind. They do cover Speech Therapy if it is prescribed by a doctor for a medical condition and given by a licensed therapist. I think there are other employers around here that do not cover speech for HI kids. Would you post your findings, please? Elisabeth
shafer@skipper.dfrf.nasa.gov (Mary Shafer) (12/01/90)
Index Number: 12082 Bill, Might your son's hearing aids be covered by his Medicare/Medical/ Social Security disability insurance? An officemate has a 5-yr old with serious problems including cerebral palsy and the little boy has his own caseworker, etc. If this is of interest, I'll ask her exactly what the situation is. Of course, you probably already know about this, but I thought I'd better mention it, just in case. Mary