TEDP / hearing aids
NY Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program & Medicaid hearing aids
In short
Free specialized phones/devices for deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired; Medicaid covers hearing aids and batteries with audiology exam. TEDP: NY residents with qualifying disability and limited income; Medicaid: enrollees.
- What you get
- Free specialized phones/devices for deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired; Medicaid covers hearing aids and batteries with audiology exam.
- Who qualifies
- TEDP: NY residents with qualifying disability and limited income; Medicaid: enrollees.
- Income limit (2026)
- TEDP income test (unverified)
- Papers to gather
- Disability certification, income.
- Renewal
- n/a
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