As a hearing healthcare advocate, It is my goal to provide the best possible care for individuals who have been affected by hearing loss. 

The purpose of the assistive devices program of British Columbia is to enable residents of the province to access proper assistive funding for hearing devices. This program would be accessible to those with no prior 3rd party providers. 
 
As a hearing healthcare professional who trained in Ontario, I have been comparing coverage programs to the system implicated in British Columbia. There is currently no program in BC to help private payers with funding towards these medical devices. 
 
A hearing system can cost $1000 - $4500 per aid, this cost for a medical device is which deters people from pursuing the care they need. With delays to being aided have links to dementia, social isolation, balance and auditory deprivation. In the current climate it is crucial for these services to be more economic and accessible for our residents.
 
Basing my knowledge around the Ontario assistive devices program we should implement a program that ideally, 
Covers BC residents that, have a valid BC health service card, and have a hearing loss that will last longer then 6 months 
Cover 75% of the cost of hearing devices up to $500 per side. 
Coverage for devices every 4 years as hearing aids last between 5 to 7 years
 
 
I highly encourage and support the idea of starting a program in British Columbia to contribute to the funding of hearing devices.

If you are from outside of the province of BC please show your support for the cause by signing the petition here on change.org, 

HOWEVER, for this to hold when presented to the ministry I have official petition paperwork that will need a handwritten signature from a BC Resident. Please contact me at ADPforbc@gmail.com with any questions and for the official petition!

Thank you so much for your support and please share so that we can reach as many BC residents as possible, and who knows maybe you can benefit from this program one day as well!

Photo; BC Ministry of Health is not associated with this petition. Retrieved on March 17, 2021: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/ministries/health

Health, M. O. (2021, January 27). Ministry of Health. Retrieved March 17, 2021, from https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/ministries/health