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.
In Rhode Island, group health insurance plans are required to include coverage for hearing aids for adults and children. For adults (age 19 and older), the benefit is $700 per hearing aid, per ear, every three years. For children (anyone under the age of 19), the benefit totals $1,500. The proceeds can be used toward all manner of health-care costs, including hearing aids and batteries. 2  A taxpayer in the 28-percent bracket who set aside $5,000 in such an account and used all of it for a $5,000 pair of hearing aids would reap an effective savings of $1,400.