Quebec's hearing aid plan for seniors only covers 1 ear. Critics are calling for change

Quebec's hearing aid plan for seniors only covers 1 ear. Critics are calling for change

Advocacy groups for people with hearing loss say Quebec's hearing aid coverage plan discriminates against society's most vulnerable.

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Seniors experiencing hearing loss in Quebec are calling on the province to reverse a long-standing policy that compensates them for only one hearing aid, even if they need two — one for each ear. “It’s an insult. It’s really not fair, and I think it should stop. It should be that you’re allowed to have two hearing aids,” Martha Perusse, a 71-year-old with hearing loss, told CBC in an interview. For decades, Quebec’s health insurance board, the R…

Quebec only covers 1 hearing aid

This reads like a spoof about stingy government: Quebec only covers one hearing aid for many people with hearing loss. You can get two if you’re a student or are generating profit for somebody, but the retired and unemployed only get one.