Last week, a committee within the Institute of Medicine (part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) issued their report and recommendations on the topic of making hearing healthcare more affordable and accessible. Many of their recommendations mirrored similar ones made by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, which issued their report late last year.

For a good summary of the report and implications, click here for an article by Katherine Bouton on the AARP site.