Income eligibility requirements may apply. Travelers Protective Association (TPA): Provides funding towards the purchase of hearing aids, assistive listening equipment, or a cochlear implant.Others may have a recycled hearing aid program. State universities: University speech and hearing clinics may offer discounted hearing aids and testing services.Contact National Hearing Aid Project at 81 for more information. National Hearing Aid Project: Provides hearing aids to people of all ages with low income.Contact Miracle Ear Foundation at 88 for more information. Miracle Ear Foundation: The Gift of Sound hearing aid program helps people with hearing loss gain access to hearing aids.Contact Help America Hear at 88 for more information. Help America Hear: Provides hearing aids to people with limited financial resources and scholarships to help fund educational opportunities.Contact Starkey at 86 for more information. Income eligibility requirements and a refundable application fee may apply. Starkey Hearing Foundation: Donates new Starkey hearing aids to hearing healthcare providers who donate their services.Some receive funding from Texas health and Human Services to provide services and technology, including hearing aids, for those who are eligible. Centers for Independent Living (CIL): Nonresidential, private, nonprofit organizations that help people with disabilities achieve their independent living goals.Aid the Silent: Provides financial assistance for communication resources such as hearing aids, assistive communication devices, sign language lessons, and speech therapy and assists with deaf education for children from birth to 22.Civic organizations: Local non-profit organizations such as Sertoma, Lions Club, Kiwanis, AMBUCS, and other civic organizations may provide financial assistance for hearing aids or have a re-conditioned hearing aid (recycling) program.Hearing aids and assistive devices may be available to people eligible for VR services. Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VR): Texas Workforce Commission provides services for people with disabilities to help prepare for, obtain, retain, or advance in employment and to help prepare for post-secondary education.Private health insurance: Private health insurance may cover a part of the cost of hearing aids.Medicaid: May provide for hearing care and hearing aids through a variety of state programs.Some AAAs may have grants to purchase hearing aids. Area Agency on Aging (AAA): Assists people age 60 and older to locate and access community services.Contact Williams Sound Corp at 80 for more information. Retiree Assistive Listening Devices Program (RALD): Military retirees and their family members may be eligible to purchase assistive listening devices at a discounted price in partnership with Williams Sound Corp.Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans must first register at the health administration/enrollment section of a VA Medical Center to be eligible for hearing aids. Contact TRICARE Regional Offices at 84 or for overseas beneficiaries at 88 for more information. ![]() TRICARE: Active-duty military service members and family who meet specific hearing-loss requirements may be eligible to receive hearing aids, including services and supplies, as a TRICARE benefit.The Hearing Improvement Kids Endowment Fund (HIKE) Fund, Inc: HIKE provides hearing devices to children with hearing loss under the age of 20 years old. ![]() ![]() Public schools: Children may be able to receive hearing aids, other assistive technology, and related services as part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).Private insurance: Texas Insurance Code Chapter 1367 establishes requirements for health benefit plans to cover hearing aids, cochlear implants, related services, and supplies for children 18 years old and younger.Children eligible for CSHCN can receive hearing and speech services. Children with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN): Texas Health and Human Services Commission program that provides services to children with extraordinary medical needs, disabilities, and chronic health conditions.Medicaid Buy-In for Children: Families can "buy-in" to Medicaid coverage if they earn too much to qualify for regular Medicaid and have a child with disabilities. ![]()
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