A 680 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the mandatory coverage of hearing aids by insurers and other organizations

This bill requires large group health insurance plans to cover the cost of hearing aids when medically necessary, directly affecting insured individuals with hearing loss. Insurers must cover hearing aids dispensed by registered audiologists or hearing aid dispensers after a medical evaluation, with a $2,500 annual limit per ear every 36 months. The law prohibits insurers from denying coverage based on hearing aid brand, style, or circuit type and mandates in-network provider coverage. It applies to all relevant policies issued or renewed after its effective date (January 1 following enactment).

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action May 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

A680 → A680A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to add an age restriction, requiring that hearing aid coverage under large group policies only apply to insured individuals who have not yet reached the age of twenty-seven. The amendment also updated the bill's title to reflect that it has been amended and re-referred to the committee for further review.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by adding an age eligibility criterion, limiting coverage to younger individuals under the age of twenty-seven.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a requirement that the insured must not have attained the age of twenty-seven to qualify for hearing aid coverage under large group policies.

TECHNICAL

Changed the subsection number for the hearing aid definition from (v) to (w) and the coverage requirement subsection from (ww) to (yy) to accommodate the new text.

Updated the bill header to indicate the bill has been amended and re-referred to the Committee on Insurance in accordance with Assembly Rule 3.

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Committee

Amendments

May 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 680A

lower

May 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

lower

1 primary · 17 co-sponsors