Hearing benefits could make or break your health plan

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Over the past two years, employers have become increasingly aware of how vital healthcare benefits are to employee productivity, retention and overall company success. Yet, employers may still be missing a part of the healthcare picture.

Approximately 48 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss, but very few Americans have access to hearing healthcare benefits. According to Tuned, a hearing healthcare benefits platform, while 92% of the workers they surveyed received health benefits from their employer, less than 30% have hearing care included. And in an era of constant calls and virtual meetings, employers may be doing their employees and their company a big disservice, says Danny Aronson, CEO of Tuned. 

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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