A beleaguered state program that provides hearing aids to children may soon include families with partial insurance and youth up to 21 years old after the Legislature included the expansion in the budget bills. About 2,000 more children would be helped.
Then last week, Arambula carried the language that was inserted into broader budget bills.
“We know hearing aids are not just a nice-to-have medical device. It’s truly important for all sorts of communication, socialization, and development that are important for kids and youth thriving.”For Brittany Saleaumua, in Torrance, the expansion would be a relief. The last time her daughter Quinlyn, 9, needed a new pair of hearing aids the family received help from theQuinlyn was diagnosed as a baby but it took more than a year to get her first set of hearing aids.
“It strains belief that, after a year of operation, this program has only assisted a fraction of those estimated to be eligible, and without explanation,” they wrote. Any delays in getting hearing aids make it nearly impossible for kids to catch up to their hearing peers. For single mom Kimberly Nguyen, in Sacramento, the expansion comes a little too late for her family to use now but it will be a great benefit in the future, she said.
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