3rd Quarter - Report — AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY (2022)

Firm

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY

Client

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY

Income

—

Expenses

$30,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1587-- Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act--Would classify audiologists as "practitioners", remove physician referral and allow audiologists to provide diagnostic and treatment services Ally's Act--Would require private insurance coverage of osseointegrated implants/devices Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act--provide stipends/scholarships to students typically underrepresented in allied health--including audiology EHDI Reauthorization --would reauthorize the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program through 2026

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN PILCH New	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1587 (117th)

Education EDU

Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act--scholarship/stipend monies to students typically underrepresented in allied health professions--H.R. 3320 / S. 1679

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN PILCH New	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3320 (117th), S. 1679 (117th)

Telecommunications TEC

General efforts regarding the ability of audiologists to provide services via telehealth in Medicare

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN PILCH New	—

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.