Medicaid and Cochlear Implants

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone,

I have a steep sloping profound hearing loss, with hearing that is " too good " in

the low frequencies to qualify for a standard cochlear implant. I qualified for

the clinical trial at UCSF for the Cochlear " hybrid " implant. However, my

insurance company (Kaiser) won't pay for it. We are appealing the decision.

I will be getting Medicaid in about one year. Does anyone know their position on

FDA trials or how I would find out?

Thanks!

Tim

[Guest guest]

Tim, did you mean you will be getting MediCARE in one year? Medicare would

have paid for my hybrid if I had been eligible, at least in Florida. I doubt

MediCAID would pay.

Judy

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> Hello everyone,

>

> I have a steep sloping profound hearing loss, with hearing that is " too good "

in the low frequencies to qualify for a standard cochlear implant. I qualified

for the clinical trial at UCSF for the Cochlear " hybrid " implant. However, my

insurance company (Kaiser) won't pay for it. We are appealing the decision.

>

> I will be getting Medicaid in about one year. Does anyone know their position

on FDA trials or how I would find out?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Tim

>

[Guest guest]

OOPs, yes Medicare.

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> > Hello everyone,

> >

> > I have a steep sloping profound hearing loss, with hearing that is " too

good " in the low frequencies to qualify for a standard cochlear implant. I

qualified for the clinical trial at UCSF for the Cochlear " hybrid " implant.

However, my insurance company (Kaiser) won't pay for it. We are appealing the

decision.

> >

> > I will be getting Medicaid in about one year. Does anyone know their

position on FDA trials or how I would find out?

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> > Tim

> >

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