That’s a cost of $76,666 per hearing aid
Retail costs for these same hearing aids is roughly $1,400
Gavin Newsom pushed lawmakers toward a state-run program instead of requiring private insurers to cover the pediatric hearing aids
If the retail cost is $1,400 and the state only provided 300, then that’s a cost of $420,000
Yet Gavin Newsom spent $23,000,000
I actually looked into where this money allegedly went, and officially it went to “administrative and overhead costs” instead of providing hearing aids
In other words, money laundering
WOAH ???? Gavin Newsom launched a program that spend $23 million dollars on hearing aids for kids
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes)May 17, 2026
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
Gavin Newsom pushed… pic.twitter.com/bm9WNDrGLu