<p>President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> touted news Tuesday that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fda" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Food and Drug Administration</a> is making hearing aids available over the counter — a move begun through a law signed under former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump&#8217;s</a> administration.</p>
<p>&#8220;For millions of Americans, <span class="il">hearing</span> aids and the doctor’s visit to get them prescribed are too expensive,&#8221; the president said in a statement. &#8220;In the executive order I issued last year to increase competition in key industries and lower costs, I called on the FDA to finally make <span class="il">hearing</span> aids available over the counter.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good news: The FDA has issued a new rule to allow hearing aids to be sold over the counter. <a href="https://t.co/3WJLUueEwt">pic.twitter.com/3WJLUueEwt</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) <a href="https://twitter.com/VP/status/1559529233470439427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;Today, the FDA is doing just that,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;As early as mid-October, Americans will be able to purchase more affordable <span class="il">hearing</span> aids over the counter at pharmacies and stores across the country.&#8221;</p>
<p>Biden said that the move demonstrates that his administration is &#8220;finally building an economy that works for working families.&#8221;</p>
<p>The president&#8217;s statement failed to note that the legislation that enabled this move, the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act, was passed in 2017 and signed into law by Trump.</p>
<p>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) <a href="https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/over-the-counter-hearing-aid-legislation-signed-into-law">first introduced</a> the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act in March 2017.</p>
<p>In a Tuesday tweet, Warren called the news &#8220;historic&#8221; and acknowledged that their legislation began &#8220;the process of making hearing aids available over the counter.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Joe Biden today is taking credit for being able to buy hearing aids over the counter.</p>
<p>He fails to mention how the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act that allowed for this to happen was passed in 2017 and signed into law by President Donald J. Trump. </p>
<p>Thanks President Trump! <a href="https://t.co/JLNfzcd8WH">pic.twitter.com/JLNfzcd8WH</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1559588900615733248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Tuesday&#8217;s action establishes a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, the FDA said in a release, and enables customers to purchase the hearing aids straight from stores or online retailers without medical exams, prescriptions, or fitting adjustments.</p>
<p>The FDA noted that the rule is expected to lower the cost of hearing aids while ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the aids.</p>
<p>“Reducing health care costs in America has been a priority of mine since Day One and this rule is expected to help us achieve quality, affordable health care access for millions of Americans in need,” <a href="https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/fda-finalizes-rule-for-availability-of-otc-hearing-aids">said</a> Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in a Tuesday statement. “Today’s action by the FDA represents a significant milestone in making hearing aids more cost-effective and accessible.”</p>

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