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Table 3 Funding for costs associated with bilateral BAHAs

From: The current practice trends in pediatric bone-anchored hearing aids in Canada: a national clinical and surgical practice survey

Province

Funding, partial (P)/full (F)

If partial – portions covered

Alternative funding

Replacement BAHA coverage

Coverage of BAHA softband *

BC

No

Partial funding for one BAHA - implant, procedure, not processor

Provincial program

No

Yes

AB

Yes (F)

--

--

Yes

Yes

AB

Yes (P)

Procedure

Charity foundation

Yes

Yes

ON

Yes (F)

--

--

Yes

No

ON

Yes (F)

--

--

No

No

ON

No

Full coverage for one BAHA

Private insurance

No

Yes

QC

No

Partial funding for one BAHA - implant, processor

None

No

No

QC

Yes (P)

Procedure

Charity foundation

No

No

NS

No

Full coverage for one BAHA

Private insurance

No

Yes

NS

Yes (−)

--

--

Yes

Yes

NS

Yes (F)

--

--

Yes

Yes

NL

No

Full coverage for one BAHA

None

No

Yes

  1. -- No response.
  2. * Coverage of BAHA softband in the absence of an implanted BAHA.
  3. BC - British Columbia, AB - Alberta, ON - Ontario, QC - Quebec, NS - Nova Scotia, NL - Newfoundland and Labrador.