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KAREN WEINTRAUB, NY Times: Health
Fri, 10/20/2017 - 5:47am

Ask Well: Why Are Hearing Aids So Expensive?

Experts don’t know exactly why hearing aids are still so costly, but under a new law, the cost should soon be coming down.

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