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New Maine law says private health insurers must provide hearing aid benefits

There aren’t a lot of states that require private health insurers to provide hearing aids to their beneficiaries, but Maine joined their ranks on New Year’s Day, becoming the sixth such state to do so. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the other states that require hearing aid coverage for both children and adults… Read More »

J&J CEO spurns U.S. congressional hearing on carcinogens in talc products

(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky has declined to appear at a U.S. congressional hearing set for Tuesday on the safety of the company’s Baby Powder and other talc-based cosmetics. FILE PHOTO: Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, celebrates the 75th anniversary of his company’s listing on… Read More »