To examine the various components of Organizational Development. (10.5). 1. To define organizational change as the process by which organizations reach their desired goals. (10.1). 2. To examine the various targets of change. (10.1). 3. To discuss both the forces for change and the resistances to change.
While original Medicare Parts A and B do not cover hearing aids, most Medicare Advantage plans often include some form of hearing coverage. A 2014 study by HealthPocket found that 59% of Medicare Advantage plans nationwide offered some form of hearing benefits for enrollees.
The need for hearing aids pretty much goes hand-in-hand with aging. And yet Medicare doesn't cover them. Hearing aids are considered an elective, and just like with eye glasses, patients are responsible for 100 percent of the bill. Hearing tests are also the responsibility of the Medicare patient. Regulations vary by the state and there may be some exceptions but, overwhelmingly, this statement is true: Older people need hearing aids and glasses and Medicare doesn't pay for them. And it would take an act of Congress to get that to change.