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Health Insurance announced that it would audit 130 hearing aid companies, while the number of frauds is exploding. Since January 1, 2021, it was a promise from Emmanuel Macron, social security reimburses 100% for hearing aids, and this has not escaped the scammers.
In its cases, a wasted promise, that of hearing better. At 80 years old, Jean-Claude Harrouet has lost 50% of his hearing. To equip himself, he trusted a salesperson who came to his home, after cold calling. By law, an ENT specialist must issue a prescription before the appointment for prostheses. Today, the retiree is destitute, the devices are broken and the salesperson no longer responds.
The profession calls for the creation of an order of hearing aid professionals
These abuses are increasing. In Seine-Saint-Denis, a cell from the primary health insurance fund is tracking them. Investigators call each patient one by one, to whom hearing aids are billed. For the department, these frauds add up, reaching 8 million euros in 2023. The profession is calling for the creation of an order for hearing care professionals, as for general practitioners.