It is not perfect in Canada. Getting aids for our child and was shocked that this is a few grand out of pocket (after gold standard work insurance, provincial aid, etc). The province pays 500 bucks per hearing aid, which seems ridiculous given the costs. We are well to do so it doesn't matter but I am shocked that this isn't fully covered given the taxes I pay (in tech .. so you can guess). For kids, this should be fully paid by the government - no questions asked. As a few others (who seem to be knowledgeable) have posted .. if u miss out on hearing, you start to be less productive member of society. Being in a western, rich society where we pay for stupid shit all the time out of taxes, the govt not fully paying for some basic model of hearing aids seems like a crime (basically, not enough people are impacted, so politicians don't care). I'm glad the US is improving the situation here for its populace.