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President
Donald Trump Law
Feb 08, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY – The high cost of hearing aids has kept millions of Americans with hearing loss from getting hearing aids.
Hearing aids that are sold at an audiologist’s office are expensive, and usually range from $1,000 to $4,000 per ear. They are often sometimes not covered by private insurance or traditional Medicare.
Last summer, President Trump signed the ‘Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017’ into law. This will allow people with mild to moderate hearing loss to buy hearing aids without consulting an audiologist, and the devices could sell for between $250 and $300 at drugstores.
However, it will be a couple more years before the over-the-counter hearing aids are available to consumers. In the meantime, here are tips that can help you find some affordable options:
(**CBC News · Posted: Feb 08, 2018 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 8)
President
Biden Directs HHS
July 9, 2021
Today, U.S. President Biden issued an executive order that directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider issuing proposed rules within 120 days for allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter.
HLAA applauds the Biden Administration for taking action on this important matter. Since the passage of the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency under HHS responsible for the rulemaking, has been working to create regulations regarding this new category of hearing devices intended for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. However, the FDA has yet to release the rules that were due August 2020.
This is a huge victory for the many adults with mild to moderate hearing loss who need to treat their hearing loss sooner rather than later, many of whom struggle to afford the cost of hearing aids which are often not covered by insurance.
