AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

Unemployment

Issues related to unemployment insurance Implementation of CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2)

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Defense, Dept of (DOD) · Education, Dept of · Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) · Justice, Dept of (DOJ) · Labor, Dept of (DOL) · Federal Trade Commission (FTC) · Administration on Aging · Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) · Food & Drug Administration (FDA) · Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) · Natl Institutes of Health (NIH) · Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Health Issues

H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act H.R. 2168, the Expanded Telehealth Access Act H.R. 1332/S. 368, the Telehealth Modernization Act H.R. 366, the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021 Issues related to funding for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program Issues related to funding for the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Issues related to funding for the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitative Research Various issues related to Block Grants, Essential Health Benefits, and STLD coverage Various issues related to non-discrimination legislation and regulation Various issues related to DOL and HHS actions surrounding the Summary of Benefits and Coverage H.R. 3320/S. 1679, the Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act FDA regulation of over-the-counter hearing aids H.R. 2903/S. 1512 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 Issues related to implementation of surprise billing regulations Issues related to development of a public health insurance option Access to adequate personal protective equipment and policy changes to enhance safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, which also includes clear masks for people with hearing loss and other communication disorders Issues regarding hazard pay for frontline healthcare workers H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2)