Yes, It Is Time for Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids

Posted on March 18th, 2009 by DeafMom
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There’s a small, passionate group of people in Illinois who are working to get the state of Illinois to pass a bill in the Senate that would provide insurance coverage for hearing aids.

For people of ALL ages.

Not just for children, like many other bills in other states.

If you live in Illinois, this post is just for you.  The time is NOW.  Yes, now–to call your Senators, fax a letter, or send them an email and tell them:  “Please support SB 68 which provides insurance coverage for hearing aids for people of all ages in Illinois.”

That’s all you have to tell them, that one, simple little line.

We have a shot at this.  Senator Ira Silverstein and Senator Jacqueline Collins are sponsoring this bill and they are very supportive of it.  Senator William Haine is the chairperson of the subcommittee and he is hard of hearing.  A group of us went downstate and testified in front of this subcommittee on March 11th.  You can read more about it here:

Chicago Moms Blog: The Time is Now for Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage

Do you feel the same way? 

Then let’s take some action.  Here’s the contact information for the Senators:

Senator Ira Silverstein (Bill sponsor)   isilverstein@senatedem.ilga.gov  217-782-5500

Senator Jacqueline Collins (Bill co-sponsor) :   senatorcollins@sbcglobal.net  217-782-1607

Senator William Haine:  whaine@senatedem.ilga.gov  217-782-5247

Senator Duffy:   dan@senatorduffy.com  217-782-8010
Senator Forby:   gforby@senatedem.ilga.gov  217-782-5509
Senator Hendon:    ihammons@senatedem.ilga.gov 217-782-6252
Senator Burzynski:  senatorbrad@verizon.net 217-782-1977
Senator Munoz:   amunoz@senatedem.ilga.gov  217-782-9415
Senator Syverson:  info@senatordavesyverson.com  217-782-5413
Senator Hayes:   jhayes@sentedem.ilga.gov

All it takes is a small, determined group of citizens to change the world. 

Just like Margaret Mead said.

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One Response to “Yes, It Is Time for Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids”

  1. Eddie Runyon // Mar 18, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    Good luck! IT’s a great cause. The Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has a great article in their newsletter that just came out the other day, about advocating for hearing aid insurance coverage. Here is the link (it is a PDF file):

    http://kcdhh.ky.gov/images/acrobat/newsletter/2009March.pdf

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