AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

Education

Various issues related to administrative burden on school-based providers Various issues related to the Higher Education Act, specifically related to student loans, loan forgiveness, and accreditation Issues related to funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), including the IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R. 4519/S. 2217) Issues related to IDEA statute and regulations Various issues related to shortages of specialized instructional support personnel Issues related to establishment of a technical assistance center 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 speech/communication disorders. Issues related to reauthorization of the Education Sciences Reform Act Issues related to funding in Fiscal Year 2024 for programs administered by the Department of Education H.R. 1310, States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act S. 1972, the Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act H.R. 1477/S. 722, the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Education, Dept of

Medicare/Medicaid

Issues related to Medicare coverage of audiology services and the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act (S. 2377) Issues related to the provision of audiology and speech-language pathology services through telepractice, including the Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 3875/S. 2880) and the CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 4189/S. 2016) Issues related to Medicare Part B reimbursement of audiology and speech-language pathology services, including the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2474) Various issues related to CMS Actions surrounding: oAudits of medical records and claims for Part A and B services oProcedure code development and valuation of audiology and speech-language pathology services oQuality reporting under MIPS oImplementation of the IMPACT Act oMedicare physician fee schedule oProspective payments systems oAccountable Care Organizations oFederally-facilitated marketplace oMedicare Advantage oCOVID-19 emergency telehealth coverage of Medicare oMedicare telehealth coverage under Part A and B oImplementation of CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) oProvision and payment for Part A therapy oVarious issues related to implementation of ACA oIssues related to Medicare beneficiaries accessing services provided by audiologists without a physician order Issues related to Medicaid work requirements, including H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 Issues related to the Medicaid program, including Medicaid and Medicaid managed care access, the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment benefit, and school-based billing.