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Severe Disability: Health Insurance Must Pay More Expensive Hearing Aid if Standard Is Not Enough in Everyday Life

People with severe hearing impairment must not be referred to a more favourable fixed-rate device alone if this does not allow sufficient participation in everyday life.The Baden-Württemberg Regional Social Court made it clear: The decisive factor is not only the hearing test in the adaptation situation, but also the actual benefit of use in daily life, in work and in real communication situations. (L 11 R 1917/24) Hearing impairment: Affected p…
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People with severe hearing impairment must not be referred to a more favourable fixed-rate device alone if this does not allow sufficient participation in everyday life.The Baden-Württemberg Regional Social Court made it clear: The decisive factor is not only the hearing test in the adaptation situation, but also the actual benefit of use in daily life, in work and in real communication situations. (L 11 R 1917/24) Hearing impairment: Affected p…

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Gegen Hartz IV: ALG II Ratgeber und Hartz 4 Tipps broke the news on Friday, May 22, 2026.
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