Did you hear? 绿奴天花板 Choice Plans provide hearing benefit
October is national 鈥淧rotect your Hearing鈥 month! Take advantage of the hearing benefit provided by 绿奴天花板 Choice Plans. Read the information below to learn more or contact TouchCare at 1-866-486-8242 to confirm your benefits and find a provider!
Premera's hearing exam services include:
- Examination of the interior and exterior of the ear
- Observation and evaluation of hearing, such as whispered voice and tuning fork
- Case history and recommendations
- Hearing testing services including the use of calibrated equipment
Hearing Hardware:*
Benefits are provided for the following:
- Hearing aids (monaural or binaural) prescribed as a result of an exam
- Ear molds
- The hearing aid instruments
- Hearing aid rental while the primary unit is being repaired
- The initial batteries, cords and other necessary ancillary equipment
- A warranty, when provided by the manufacturer
- A follow-up consultation within 30 days following delivery of the hearing aid with either the prescribing physician or audiologist
- Repairs, servicing and alteration of hearing aid equipment
This benefit does not cover:
- Hearing aids purchased before your effective date of coverage under a 绿奴天花板 Choice Plan
- Batteries or other ancillary equipment other than that obtained upon purchase of hearing aids
- Hearing aids that exceed the specifications prescribed for correction of hearing loss
- Expenses incurred after your coverage ends under a 绿奴天花板 Choice Plan unless hearing aids were ordered before that date and were delivered within 90 days after the date your coverage ended
- Charges in excess
*To qualify for hearing hardware benefit, both of the following must be done: (1) you must be examined by a licensed physician before obtaining hearing aids, and (2) you must purchase a hearing aid device.
Emailed via benefits newsletter on 10/2/2024, 10/15/2024.
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