AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

Defense DEF

COVID-19 emergency telepractice coverage of TRICARE

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

Health Issues HCR

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 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 Policy issues promoting workforce diversity in the allied health professions FDA regulation of over-the-counter hearing aids 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)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 366 (117th), H.R. 1332 (117th), S. 368 (117th), H.R. 2168 (117th)

Small Business SMB

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 133 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1587- Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019 H.R. 2168, the Expanded Telehealth Access Act H.R. 315, the Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act 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 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) Increase Extension of Sequestration Moratorium

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

Bills named: H.R. 1587 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 315 (117th), H.R. 2168 (117th)

Education EDU

Various issues related to administrative burden of school based providers Various issues related to Higher Education Act, specifically related to student loans, loan forgiveness, accreditation Various issues related to the Department of Justice related to 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 Implementation of CARES Act (P.L.116-136) H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th)

Unemployment UNM

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)

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

Bills named: H.R. 133 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)