The Script Just Flipped: Amplifon Buys Resound

Infographic illustrating Amplifon acquiring GN Hearing (ReSound) and the shift from manufacturer-controlled distribution to distributor ownership of a hearing aid manufacturer.

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn For more than a decade, the hearing industry has been moving in one direction: manufacturers acquiring distribution networks. By purchasing retail chains, managed-care programs, and third-party administrators (TPAs), hearing aid manufacturers expanded their influence beyond technology and into how patients access care. That pattern may have just reversed. In a major announcement, […]