Payment Under Public and Private Insurance and Access to Cochlear Implants
Open Access
- 1 October 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Vol. 128 (10) , 1145-1152
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.128.10.1145
Abstract
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS are an established treatment for severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss.1 Treatment can cost more than $40 000,2 including approximately $20 000 for a device.3 Evidence indicates, however, that these costs are typically outweighed by resulting benefits, such as reduced costs of special education2 and improved quality of life.4Keywords
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