There are forty million amercans with hearing loss. Two thirds, every one over 70 has a hearing loss. The average cost of a pair of hearing ages a few years ago was 40 700 dollars. New regulations will allow any company meeting the criteria to sell and reach directly to consumers.
Dr. Frank Lin, Director of the Cochlear Center for Hearing at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses the FDA's approval of the sale of over the counter hearing aids. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Businessweek Senior Investigative Reporter Susan Berfield share the details of Susan's Businessweek Magazine story How a Deadly Pathogen Spread at Abbott’s Infant Formula Plant. Bloomberg News Technology and E-Commerce Reporter Spencer Soper explains why Amazon is shutting down its primary care and telehealth service. And we Drive to the Close with Doug Ciocca, CEO at Kavar Capital.
Hosts: Carol Massar and Paul Sweeney. Producer: Paul Brennan
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