Thank you Dr. Cliff. I am retired on a fixed income and can not afford full priced hearing aids like your practice provides. I have Oticon More hearing aids and managed care thru True Hearing. So, since I can't afford what you promote I will have to hope my Oticon hearing aids have a long life. I totally understand what your are talking about. The first time I purchased hearing aids thru True Pro I selected the provider I wanted for their reputation and they used my insurance. The service was great and I was really please. Next time the audiologist was no longer there and I could tell the next one wanted me one and done.

Thanks for letting us know about this. Everything comes down to money. Insurance companies benefit themselves, never the customers

Hi Cliff. Please clarify. Are you suggesting that when a manufacturer releases a new hearing aid, the previous model automatically becomes a "second rate" hearing aid?

I have an Advantage plan and I can get the Starkey Evolv 2400's or Genesis 24's for approximately half price. Do you think that's a good deal?

Cliff does that mean for those of us with a profound loss they would no longer cover the Xceed or just that the Intent would not be covered?

Hey are recommended Audioservice hearing aids?

A similar challenge in England where the NHS will provide 'free' hearing aids from the major manufacturers BUT the level of technology is approx 2 generations older. With the advances in modern digital and Bluetooth hearings aids this is not a total negative but if you want to choose the style, manufacturer, tech level and colour, you need to use private audiology services

Also, Oticon probably wants to charge even more for their product. Managed care buys in bulk and wants a discount for that bulk buy. I'm sorry, but given the prices for hearing aids and the prices you charge mentioned in the past you are only treating people who've got an extra 5 to 10k laying around. That isn't real for most americans. Glad you can make it work. Their is always market for luxury good. This is also why private insurance exists in most countries with nationalized healthcare.

Personally, I have had good luck with Tru Hearing, presently using Oticon Real with a CROSS device. Is it only the Intent that Oticon will stop offering through Tru Hearing?

Oticon resound signia which best speech voice call bluetooth plz tell me

So in a sense managed healthcare insurance is sort of like one of those clinics who work with or sell their specific brand only right?

My insurance doesn't cover any hearing aids. Only the hearing test. Just bought the new Jabra at Costco. Verdic still out on these. So far, not thrilled. Had the battery rexsound(not sure of spelling) they were great.

Getting new ones next month, every 3 years, replacing Phonak M90's and trying to decide.

Hi please can you tell me information about ns101 treatment?

Hello, what do you think about ReSound? I'm torn between Oticon and ReSound.

Hearing Up doesn’t cover Alaska. I’ve been to a couple audiologists here in Anchorage and I wouldn’t say they followed best practices. I’m 71 years old now and looking for probably my last pair of hearing aids. My last pair of Oticon's (Opn 2) lasted me almost 8 years. I’m highly interested in the Intent. I found an Audiology Facility that offers them, but without knowing who passes the Best Practices locally, I’m now apprehensive in going to them. And, they couldn’t get me in any sooner than a month, April 4th. I have Medicare and TriCare and neither pay for hearing aids so it’s all up to me. Their review rating is 4.9. How do I go about finding an audiologist that meets the best practices in my city outside of the lower 48 states?

Great video.

Preach on brother!

If I understand my coverage, we get $5000 dollars every three years towards new hearing aids, I think in or out of network. I've changed to one of your approved audiologist, but won't see her until June. I'm about a year out on being able to update from my Oticon More 1s.

The new technology from Oticon Intent is very cool but they removed too many other very convenient features. So, I’ll most likely want to buy Oticon Real or Oticon More anyway, regardless of my options to use insurance or self pay.

I have a county job and have insurance thru Kaiser I think I am ok

Hi otico, intent have ultra power hearing aids.

Insurance pays up to a certain amount. The rest is out of pocket. I paid a lot out of pocket for my Oticon aids.

So in other words adequate hearing aids are going to become less accessible for those who can’t afford to pay cash for them. That really sucks for those with severe to profound loss who need the top level to receive functional ability. I have Xceed 2 SP but really need a premium level aid as a healthcare worker to be able to function in a healthcare setting (I work inpatient). I was really hoping for Intents because they sound like the solution to the issues I’m having with understanding speech in a busy hospital setting and for better connectivity for my digital stethoscope that I have to Bluetooth to my aids. I maxed out my Kansas Voc rehab benefits for new hearing aids. I was lucky they funded my last 3 pair and now I’m feeling screwed when my current aids are done which is coming soon as the sound quality is starting to significantly decline

Thank goodness my insurance allows me to go out of network and pays 100% up to $2500 per ear. I hate true hearing. They had too many rules and restrictions they are pita. I am due for new HA and we will see if anything has changed this year.

Your advice for private citizens to address the senators and representatives is well-intentioned but unfortunately those days are long gone; through the guise of so-called "campaign contributions", our government officials are compensated by and totally dependent upon and owned lock, stock and barrel by private industry, including these huge health insurance companies who laughingly "manage our care" and these so-called "campaign contributions" are then spent in part at election time to influence the voters to elect, re-elect and maintain them in office under the false belief that they are working for the benefit of us private citizens. Our system is broken. The insurance companies dangle bright, shiny objects in front of citizens as extra benefits to join their "Advantage Plans" in return for which the insurance companies rather than the patients' doctors get to decide what level of health care one gets when care is needed. I am now retired but speak with years of inside knowledge of the industry.

United health care gave me otiocon

Why don’t you go to Washington, D.C. and speak to politicians about this issue. Advocate for the hearing impaired and the hearing providers.

Who’s got hearing aid insurance? Lol.

My current insurance helps with $1000 per ear.

I am disappointed Cliff that you would remove a factual comment critical of Oticon related to insurance. Your statements and position on this topic is in error. Simply request you redo this video with additional factual information that some Oticon suppliers are ignoring their customers. These are negotiated contracts between Oticon and Health Care Providers.

“People First” my ar$e

Oticon is biting off its ear to spite its face.

Another reason to NOT sign up for managed care.

Frankly, you sound like a Johnny-come-lately. ALL medical insurance, except hearing, went the way of managed care decades ago and our health care system has constantly eroded the value of all medical care. EVERYTHING is decided by a bean counter somewhere, from how much time a primary physician can spend with a patient to how much a specialist can deliver. Managed care came to the hearing care industry only a few years ago and started out at the mediocre level and can only get worse. I don't blame Oticon for their decision. They're right; why let b'crats destroy the value of their products. Yes, it is unfortunate for those who cannot afford "retail," but the rest of medical care is already that way. BTW, the people who suggest going to DC and asking politicians to help, need to understand that it's politicians who brought our healthcare system to the hot-mess it is today. Everything the government touches, it spoils.

Capitalism at peak.

Stay away from this company, Resound is better with better prices