Hearing
Your hearing is an important part of your overall health. Look over your hearing coverage and find services to help you.
Hearing services
All Medicaid health plans in Kentucky offer the same standard coverage. You can
Managed medical assistance services
If prescribed by your doctor, we cover hearing tests.
Under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) portion of your Humana Healthy Horizons medical plan, we cover medically necessary hearing screenings and diagnostic testing if prescribed by your doctor, including:
- 1 complete hearing evaluation per year
- Hearing aid, not to exceed $1,200 per ear every 36 months
- 3 follow-up visits within 6 months of initial fitting for hearing aid(s)
- 1 additional follow-up visit within 6 months following hearing aid fitting related to the proper fit and adjustment
You may need approval before getting any of the above screenings and diagnostic testing services. This pre-approval is called prior authorization.
To learn more about prior authorization: Refer to your Enrollee Handbook - Call Enrollee Services at 800-444-9137 (TTY: 711), Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., Eastern time
Find a hearing doctor
If you need a hearing doctor, you can:
Use our Find a Doctor service to identify and locate hearing doctors near you- Search for the type of hearing doctor you need (e.g., Hearing; Audiology; Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT))
- For extra help, call Enrollee Services at 800-444-9137 (TTY: 711), Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., Eastern time
Our automated phone system may answer your call on Saturdays, Sundays, and some public holidays. This system will ask you to select the reason for your call, and we will call you back by the end of the next business day.