[Missouri-l] Fwd: [Modisabilaw] HB1038 - Adult Coverage of Hearing Aids under HealthNet

[Chip Hailey]

>Delivered-To: chiphailey at cableone.net
>From: "Marty Exline" <mexline at swbell.net>
>To: "MO Disability Policy/Law Listserv" <modisabilaw at lists.mo.gov>
>Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:03:34 -0500
>Subject: [Modisabilaw] HB1038 - Adult Coverage of Hearing Aids under
>         HealthNet
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>HB 1038 by Representative Grisamore has been assigned to a committee 
>- The House Special Standing Committee on Health 
>Insurance.  HealthNet (Medicaid) coverage for hearing aids for 
>adults was eliminated in 2005 along with coverage for most durable 
>medical equipment (DME).  When DME coverage was restored, medically 
>necessary coverage for hearing aids was not.
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>Rep. Kevin Wilson, the Committee Chair, has not yet scheduled a 
>hearing for the bill.
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