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Hearing Aids
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DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Cheaper hearing aids finally go on sale, without prescriptions
Well, hear, hear! A much delayed, but important health care reform has gotten off to a rocking start. Consumers with moderate hearing loss now can buy hearing aids with greater…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Listen up: Lower-cost hearing aids, finally, are an option for millions without a prescription
Is it time for a glimmer of optimism about reducing at least one unacceptably high health care cost? Say hear, hear then, to the federal Food and Drug Administration’s removing…
Health Care Law Today
Hearing Aids: More Accessible to Consumers After FDA Issues Final Rule
By Devaki Patel, Kyle Y. Faget, David L. Rosen, Nathan A. Beaver
Many people experience hearing loss and related hearing issues. To date, to get a hearing aid, people needed a prescription and to see a licensed hearing aid specialist in order…
The Way on FDA
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Sales to Begin Mid-October
The FDA on Tuesday issued a rule approving the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids. The move could save consumers thousands of dollars and also opens the door for increased competition.…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Can We Hear You Now? FDA Gives Final Approval for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Sales
The Food and Drug Administration issued its final ruling today permitting over-the-counter sales of certain types of hearing aids. The ruling takes effect in 60 days. As FDA explains:This action…
State AG Blog
State AG Updates: January 19-25, 2022
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Multistate Following the FDA’s comment request on new…
Regulatory Oversight
State AGs Urge FDA to Listen Up and Preserve The States’ Consumer Protection Authority
By Agustin Rodriguez, Chris Carlson
On January 18, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), urging the agency to expressly ensure that state attorneys…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
FDA advances plan for cheaper, easier, more convenient hearing aids
Millions of Americans soon may be able to buy much cheaper devices to help them with their mild to moderate hearing loss and avoid costly hearing aids prescribed by specialists.…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Commission Conditionally Clears Battery Maker Varta’s Acquisition of Energizer’s Divestment Business Subject To Behavioral Remedies To Address Input Foreclosure Concerns
On December 3, 2019, the Commission approved German battery maker Varta AG (“Varta AG”) as a suitable purchaser of assets divested by US-based rival Energizer in its acquisition of U.S.…
Bill Madden's Blog
NDIS: Hearing aids
By Bill Madden
PPFQ and National Disability Insurance Agency [2019] AATA 1092 is a further decision in relation to hearing aids, following on from Evans and National Disability Insurance Agency [2019] AATA 754. The…