Looking for affordable hearing aids, the document outlines several steps to potentially save money, including checking with your health insurance provider for coverage, contacting your employer's human resources department about discounts, applying for assistance through Medicaid if you have low income, or asking the VA if you're a military veteran. It also suggests checking with local agencies or discussing affordable options directly with your hearing care provider.

2. Looking for
Affordable Hearing
Aids?

3. If you are looking for
affordable hearing aids,
you are not alone. With
the price of a digital
hearing aid averaging
$3000 and even more basic
models averaging $1700,
financial assistance can be
necessary.

4. Follow these steps to discover ways in
which you can possibly save money:
The first place to look for help is
to check with your health insurance
provider to see if you have
hearing aid coverage.

5. If employed, check
with the human
resources
department to see
if your employer
has negotiated for
discounts on
hearing aids.

6. In some states,
people with low
income may
qualify for hearing
aids through
Medicaid.

7. Military veterans
may qualify for
assistance with
hearing aids and
should contact the
medical facility for
the branch of the
military for which
they served.

8. Check with local
agencies to
discover resources
they may have for
more affordable
hearing aids.

9. If you do not qualify for a
discount through your insurance
company, employer or federal
or state agency, talk to you
hearing care provider about
affordable hearing aids, as he or
she will be very willing to work
within your personal budget.