Risk Strategies Blog Ohio Insured Plans Now Must Cover Childhood Hearing Aids

Summary: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently signed omnibus legislation (House Bill or H.B. 315) on January 2, 2025, requiring fully insured health insurance plans issued in Ohio to cover hearing aids for children up to age 21, beginning April 3, 2025. The hearing aid coverage portion of H.B. 315 is named "Madeline's Law."[1] Ohio now joins the ranks of 25 other states requiring health plans issued in those states to provide coverage of hearing aid expenses for children.H.B. 315 also requires cost-sharing parity under fully insured group health plans issued in Ohio between certain therapy services and primary care office visit services.Read on for more information and employer plan sponsor considerations.