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Small Business SMB

Issues related to small business loans CARES Act (P.L.116-136) H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act H.R. 133- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

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

Bills named: H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 4056/S.2446- Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019 H.R. 4618- Medicare Hearing Act of 2019 H.R. 6654- Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act H.R. 7233- KEEP Telehealth Options Act of 2020 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 H.R. 133- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8755- Expanded Telehealth Access Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 8755 (116th), H.R. 4056 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 4618 (116th), H.R. 6654 (116th), H.R. 7233 (116th), S. 2446 (116th)

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 Appropriations for the Individuals with Disabilities, Education Act (IDEA) 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. 133- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

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

Bills named: H.R. 133 (116th)

Veterans VET

Issues related to audiology services at the VA S. 785- Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 6612- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe the technical qualifications for licensed hearing aid specialists of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes

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

Bills named: H.R. 6612 (116th), S. 785 (116th)

Defense DEF

COVID-19 emergency telepractice coverage of TRICARE

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

Unemployment UNM

Issues related to unemployment insurance CARES Act (P.L.116-136) H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act H.R. 133- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

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

Bills named: H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

Appropriations for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act Appropriations for NIDCD and NIDILRR 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 FDA regulation of over-the-counter hearing aids H.R.3637/S.2747-Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 4932/S. 2741 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2019 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. 133- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

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

Bills named: S. 2747 (116th), S. 2741 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 4932 (116th), H.R. 3637 (116th)