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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A law taking effect on New Year’s Day makes Maine the fifth state to require private health insurers to cover hearing aids.
The law, the result of a bill sponsored by Rep. James Handy, requires private health insurers and the state’s Medicaid program, MaineCare, to cover hearing aids up to $3,000 per ear every three years.
The Portland Press Herald reports that as many as 173,000 Mainers have some level of hearing impairment.
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