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 H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act 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 Issues related to school-based Medicaid services Issues related to accessibility in schools 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, including the Advancing Research in Education Act (S. 3392). Issues related to funding in Fiscal Year 2025 for programs administered by the Department of Education H.R. 1310, States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act S. 1972, the Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act H.R. 1477/S. 722, the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act H.R. 3724, the Accreditation for College Excellence Act H.R. 4986/S. 2557, the Student Loan Interest Elimination Act H.R. 82/S. 597, the Social Security Fairness Act Issues related to proposals to eliminate the Department of Education

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Medicare/Medicaid

Issues related to Medicare coverage of audiology services and the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act (H.R. 6445/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), the CONNECT for Health Act (H.R. 4189/S. 2016) and the Telehealth Modernization Act (H.R. 7623). Issues related to Medicare Part B reimbursement of audiology and speech-language pathology services, including H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, H.R. 2474, H.R. 6545, the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, and S. 4935, the Physician Fee Schedule Stabilization Act Various issues related to CMS Actions surrounding: Audits of medical records and claims for Part A and B services Procedure code development and valuation of audiology and speech-language pathology services Quality reporting under MIPS Implementation of the IMPACT Act Medicare physician fee schedule Prospective payments systems, including home health and skilled nursing facility policy and payment issues Accountable Care Organizations Federally-facilitated marketplace Medicare Advantage Various issues related to interoperable health information, including the post-acute care interoperability project (PACIO) Medicare telehealth coverage under Part A and B Implementation of CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) Provision and payment for Part A therapy Various issues related to implementation of ACA Issues related to Medicare beneficiaries accessing services provided by audiologists without a physician order Issues related to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) actions related to value-based care The Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act (H.R. 7994/S. 4120) Issues related to the Medicaid program, including Medicaid and Medicaid managed care access, the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment benefit, school-based billing, and block grants, per capita caps, and work requirements. Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 8702/S. 4532) The American Relief Act, 2025 (H.R. 10545)