AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION

Various issues related to elimination of the Department of Education and the Presidential Executive Order titled Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities. 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. 2598/S. 1277) Issues related to IDEA statute and regulations Issues related to school-based Medicaid services Various issues related to shortages of specialized instructional support personnel Issues related to funding in Fiscal Year 2025 for programs administered by the Department of Education Issues related to higher education and college affordability H.R. 2332/S. 1101, States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act H.R. 1151/S. 756, the Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Strengthening Efforts for Relief and Vital Incentives for Community Service and Engagement (SERVICE) Act (H.R. 2829) H.R. 6574, the Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R. 6718, to amend the definition of professional degree in the Higher Education Act of 1965. H.R. 6739, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the definition of professional degree. S. Res. 500, a resolution commemorating the centennial year of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

H.R. 3514/S. 1816, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 Issues related to Medicare coverage of audiology services and the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act (H.R. 2757/S. 1996) Issues related to the provision of audiology and speech-language pathology services through telepractice, including H.R. 1614, legislation to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program, and H.R. 5801, the Telehealth Modernization Act. Issues related to Medicare Part B reimbursement of audiology and speech-language pathology services, including H.R. 879, the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 H.R. 6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act Prompt and Fair Pay Act (H.R. 4559) Medicare Patient Choice Act (H.R. 4204) Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act (H.R. 4849/S. 2556) 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, including home health and skilled nursing facility policy and payment issues oAccountable Care Organizations oFederally-facilitated marketplace oMedicare Advantage oVarious issues related to interoperable health information, including the post-acute care interoperability project (PACIO) oMedicare telehealth coverage under Part A and B 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 oIssues related to qualified Medicare providers Issues related to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) actions related to value-based care Issues related to proposals to block grant or institute work requirements and/or per capita caps in the Medicaid program. H.R.5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 H.R. 6296, the Advancing Access to Telehealth Act

Issues related to health care workforce shortages Issues related to funding for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act (Public Law 117-241) Stop CMV Act (H.R. 5435/S. 2842) Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act (H.R. 5145) Various issues related to implementation of the ACA, including Essential Health Benefits and marketplace plans Various issues related to non-discrimination legislation and regulation Issues related to coverage of gender-affirming care/gender-affirming voice therapy Issues related to health information technology, including interoperability Issues related to funding in Fiscal Year 2025 for programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services and National Institutes of Health H.R. 2332/S. 1101, States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act Issues related to coverage of and support for individuals who stutter through federal health programs Issues related to consolidation in the health care industry. Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 2531/S. 1232) Allys Act (H.R. 4606/S. 3400) H.R.5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 S. Res. 500, a resolution commemorating the centennial year of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Issues related to Tricare, including provider enrollment and payment, and related provisions in H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

Issues related to the tax-exempt status of non-profit organizations