Grassley, Warren Reintroduce OTC Hearing Aid Bill

March 21, 2017 at 6:06 PM
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced legislation Tuesday (March 21) to make certain hearing aids available over the counter, following calls from the Obama White House and the National Academics of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine for creation of such a category. FDA has also indicated it is seriously considering the idea of an OTC hearing aid, and recently loosened restrictions on dispensing hearing aides. The Grassley-Warren bill would make certain air conduction hearing aids available over the...

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