Does AARP Cover Hearing Aids?

AARP offers some hearing aid discounts to members. AARP also partners with UnitedHealthcare to offer Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) insurance plans, some of which may help cover hearing aids.

If you have a Medicare Advantage plan from UnitedHealthcare and AARP that helps cover hearing aids, your costs can vary depending on the AARP Medicare Advantage plan you have, and coverage isn't guaranteed.

You can compare plans online using the Medicare plan finder to find out if Medicare Advantage plans where you live that covers hearing aids.

Does AARP Cover Hearing Aids?

AARP doesn't cover the full price of hearing aids for older adults, but it does offer up to a 20% discount on hearing aids for AARP members. These hearing services and discounts are provided through AARP Solutions provided by UnitedHealthcare.

Additional hearing aid benefits for members can include free hearing checkups, a 4-year manufacturer warranty and free cleaning and hearing aid equipment checks.

How Often Can AARP Members Receive Free Hearing Tests?

AARP members can take a free National Hearing Test once a year throughout the length of their memberships. The National Hearing Test is funded through the National Institutes of Health, and members take the test via the telephone. To take the test, individuals call a provided telephone number, listen to prerecorded three-digit sequences and use their telephone keypads to enter each number heard.

If the person taking the test answers each section correctly, the sounds become harder to hear, and the test becomes more challenging. For Individuals who continuously provide incorrect answers, the test becomes less challenging. After the test concludes, results for each ear are provided immediately over the telephone to help individuals determine whether they should follow up with professional audiologist testing.

When an individual wears a hearing aid, sound waves are picked up by a built-in microphone and converted into electrical signals. The signals are then sent to the hearing aid's amplifier, which increases their power based on the extent of the individual's hearing loss. Once amplified, the sounds are sent through a speaker and into the ear. 

What Is AARP?

Formerly known as the American Association for Retired Persons, AARP is a nonprofit organization that provides resources and various benefits for individuals aged 50 and older.

AARP advocates for older adults in areas, such as Social Security and retirement, and it partners with businesses and organizations, such as Chase Bank, Toyota, UnitedHealthcare Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

AARP offers annual memberships for $16 per year, and benefits include travel and entertainment discounts, health and wellness resources and access to the AARP job board to find and apply for full-time or part-time opportunities.

Is AARP an Insurance Company?

AARP is not an insurance company, but it does offer Medicare Advantage plans through a partnership with UnitedHealthcare. To qualify for an AARP Medicare Advantage plan from UnitedHealthcare, individuals must become AARP members and pay annual membership fees.

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