https://revolver.news/2026/05/newsoms-23-million-dollar-hearing-aid-scandal-just-broke-and-its-worse-than-you-think/
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Gavin Newsom launched a program that spend $23 million dollars on hearing aids for kids
5 years later only 300 hearing aids have been given out
That’s a cost of $76,666 per hearing aid
Retail costs for these same hearing aids is roughly $1,400 .."