AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

Education

Various issues related to administrative burden on school-based providers Various issues related to Higher Education Act, specifically related to student loans, loan forgiveness, accreditation Issues related to funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Various issues related to the Department of Justice testing accommodations for students with communication disorders Various issues related to the implementation of IDEA Part B, including qualified providers, personnel evaluation systems, state assessments and paperwork reduction Issues related to telepractice Issues related to establishment of technical assistance centers within the U.S. Department of Education to improve the ability of school-based speech-language pathologists and educational audiologists to meet the needs of students with communication disorders. Implementation of CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) Implementation of H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) Issues related to reauthorization of the Education Sciences Reform Act H.R. 5984/S. 3213, the IDEA Full Funding Act H.R. 604/S. 96, the Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act H.R. 7219, the Growing, Recruiting, and Obtaining Workers in Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Services (GROW SISPS) Act Issues related to funding in Fiscal Year 2023 for programs administered by the Department of Education Issues related to implementation of the American Rescue Plans Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief fund

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Education, Dept of · Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Medicare/Medicaid

H.R. 1587/S. 1731, the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2021 H.R. 2168/S. 3193, the Expanded Telehealth Access Act H.R. 4311, the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act H.R. 6202, the Telehealth Extension Act H.R. 6020/S. 3314, the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021 H.R. 7876, the Connecting Rural Telehealth to the Future Act H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) Implementation of S. 610, the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act Implementation of H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) Issues related to enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage in Medicaid Various issues related to CMS Actions surrounding: Medicare supervision requirements audits of medical records and claims for Part A and B services code development and reimbursement of personal protective equipment quality reporting under MIPS Implementation of the IMPACT Act Medicare physician fee schedule Prospective payments systems Demonstration projects/episodic payment models Accountable Care Organizations Federally-facilitated marketplace Medicare Advantage Reimbursement of telehealth services COVID-19 emergency telepractice coverage of Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Medicare telehealth coverage under Part A and B Essential and Non-essential personnel designation Implementation of CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) Provision and payment for Part A therapy Various issues related to implementation of ACA Various issues related to Medicaid in schools Advocated for Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Sequestration H.R. 3173/S. 3018, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Issues related to extension of COVID-19 public health emergency