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Policymakers and regulators should make necessary changes to help lower the cost and promote greater adoption of hearing aids. 

The Federal Trade Commission and state consumer protection agencies should investigate complaints of high-pressure sales tactics that inhibit older people from getting professional counseling befor

Communities should include a variety of housing types and sizes interspersed throughout the community.

Communities should include safe and accessible infrastructure that provides a wide range of connected transportation options.

Residents should have access to essential goods and services, such as healthcare services and grocery stores.

Policymakers and the private sector should ensure universal access in rural areas to affordable high-speed internet services in the home and to digital skills progra

Policymakers and the private sector should develop and implement transportation programs to ensure mobility for rural residents, particularly those who do not drive.

Policymakers should expand access to safe, appropriate, and affordable homes for rural residents. This includes through:

Policymakers and the private sector should ensure access to robust business development and employment training opportunities in rural communities.

Policymakers should increase funding and provide technical assistance for community and economic development activities on tribal lands.