Medicare Part B does not cover routine hearing exams or hearing aids. Medicaid, however, may cover some of the cost of hearing aids, depending on the state you live in. That's because each state operates its own Medicaid program, and each program has slightly different rules and coverage.
Research shows that infants display behaviours that are important beginnings for theory-of-mind development (see details in Mooreâs and Sommerville âs papers in the chapter on social cognition 9,10). By age 2, children clearly show awareness of the difference between thoughts in the mind and things in the world.
Under most laws, young people are recognized as adults at age 18. But emerging science about brain development suggests that most people don't reach full maturity until the age 25. Guest host Tony Cox discusses the research and its implications with Sandra Aamodt, neuroscientist and co-author of the book Welcome to Your Child's Brain.