{"id":692,"date":"2021-12-28T19:32:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T00:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.fm1.dev\/?page_id=692"},"modified":"2022-03-21T12:35:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T16:35:23","slug":"empire-bc-bs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/resources\/insurance\/empire-bc-bs\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire BC\/BS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EmpireBlueCross.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-694\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is some helpful information about how Speech &amp; Hearing Associates determines your Empire Health benefits and ensures that you receive all benefits for which you are entitled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Our office managers will call Empire BC\/BS to determine the benefits of your plan (Empire usually requires an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/resources\/insurance-glossary\/#6\">authorization<sup>6<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;or we can submit for a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/resources\/insurance-glossary\/#7\">pre-determination<sup>7<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Our office managers will follow instructions required by Empire BC\/BS to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Obtain&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/resources\/insurance-glossary\/#6\">authorization<sup>6<\/sup><\/a>, if necessary<\/li><li>Get&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/resources\/insurance-glossary\/#7\">pre-determination<sup>7<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;for services, if required<\/li><li>Advise you, the patient, on obtaining a doctor\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/resources\/insurance-glossary\/#8\">referral<sup>8<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;if required<\/li><li>Advise you, the patient, on obtaining a doctor\u2019s prescription, if necessary<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>3. If coverage is unclear, our office managers can schedule a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/resources\/insurance-glossary\/#9\">test therapy session<sup>9<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;for review by <meta charset=\"utf-8\">Empire BC\/BS to determine coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. If there is no coverage available, our staff will discuss our discounted private pay options and rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please remember that the ultimate responsibility to know your insurance benefits belongs to you, the subscriber.&nbsp; We make our best efforts to obtain information from Empire BC\/BS, but cannot be held responsible if they provide us with incorrect information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Audiology Services For Adults and Children Include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Hearing tests<\/li><li>Complete audiological evaluations<\/li><li>Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE)<\/li><li>Follow-up testing after failed newborn hearing screenings<\/li><li>Electronystagmography (ENG)<\/li><li>Central Auditory Processing Evaluations (CAP)<\/li><li>Tinnitus Evaluation\/Hyperacusis Assessments<\/li><li>Workers Compensation Hearing Examinations<\/li><li>Immittance Testing (Tympanometry, Stapedial Reflexes)<\/li><li>Educational Audiology (assessments and recommendations for the classroom)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hearing Aid Services For Adults and Children Include:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Hearing aid evaluations<\/li><li>Sales of all major brands of hearing aids including Phonak, Siemens, Oticon, Starkey and Widex<\/li><li>Repairs on all brands of hearing aids<\/li><li>Hearing aid adjustments including re-programming of major brand digital hearing aids<\/li><li>Batteries for all hearing aids and assistive devices<\/li><li>Aural rehabilitation for hearing loss including computer interactive software<\/li><li>Hearing in noise testing for hearing aid candidates<\/li><li>Custom Ear Molds<\/li><li>Custom Swim Molds<\/li><li>Custom Ear Molds for Your iPod<\/li><li>Assistive Listening Devices for TV<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Speech Therapy Services For Adults and Children Include:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Speech therapy for individuals and small groups<\/li><li>Aural rehabilitation<\/li><li>Voice disorders (such as vocal nodules, chronic hoarseness)<\/li><li>Articulation (how speech sounds are produced)<\/li><li>Fluency (stuttering)<\/li><li>Language (vocabulary, grammar, understanding directions, comprehending stories, expressing oneself, etc.)<\/li><li>Language processing (what one is able to do with the information one hears)<\/li><li>Swallowing (tongue thrust, dysphagia, feeding problems)<\/li><li>Pragmatics\/social language<\/li><li>Alternative and augmentative communication<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/resources\/insurance-glossary\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"602\">Please view our glossary for clarification on medical terms.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p>Call Speech &#038; Hearing Associates at <a href=\"tel:+18007427551\">(800) 742-7551<\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is some helpful information about how Speech &amp; Hearing Associates determines your Empire Health benefits and ensures that you receive all benefits for which you are entitled. 1. 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