Biden pushes for cheaper over-the-counter hearing aids in sweeping executive order

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A new executive order from President Joe Biden aims to make hearing aids more affordable by allowing them to be sold over the counter.

Biden’s order, to be signed on Friday, “directs [the Department of Health and Human Services] to consider issuing proposed rules within 120 days for allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter.”

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