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Implantable Auditory Devices: Financial Considerations and Office-Based Implantation
Jack Wazen1, Joshua Smith2, Julie Daugherty3
1Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, 1901 Floyd street, Sarasota, Florida 34239, USA; Silverstein Institute, 1901 Floyd Street, Sarasota, FL 34239, USA.
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
|March 5, 2019
Summary
Making hearing aids and auditory implants affordable is essential for maintaining communication and social skills. Reducing costs through multidisciplinary efforts, including insurance coverage and in-office procedures, is key to accessibility.
Area of Science:
- Audiology
- Health Economics
- Public Health
Background:
- Hearing rehabilitation is vital for communicative and social well-being.
- Current costs of hearing aids and auditory implants limit accessibility.
- Equitable access to hearing technologies is a significant public health concern.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the necessity of reducing costs for hearing aids and auditory implants.
- To advocate for multidisciplinary strategies to improve affordability.
- To ensure wider access to hearing rehabilitation technologies.
Main Methods:
- Review of current cost-reduction strategies in hearing healthcare.
- Analysis of financial barriers to hearing aid and auditory implant acquisition.
- Exploration of policy and procedural changes for cost mitigation.
Main Results:
- Cost reduction requires a multifaceted approach.
- Reducing item costs, expanding insurance coverage, and enabling office-based procedures are critical.
- Eliminating hospital fees and anesthesia bills can significantly lower overall expenses.
Conclusions:
- Affordable hearing rehabilitation is achievable through collaborative efforts.
- Policy changes and procedural innovations are necessary to overcome financial barriers.
- Ensuring access to hearing aids and auditory implants benefits individual communication and societal participation.
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