2018 ASHA Comments and Testimony
Below is a list of comment letters and testimony submitted on issues related to ASHA's 2018 Public Policy Agenda.
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Health Care Coverage and Reimbursement Issues
Medicaid
- Alabama Medicaid 1115 Waiver Comment Letter (October 5, 2018)
- ASHA Additional Comments on New York Medicaid Proposed Speech Generating Device Requirement (September 14, 2018)
- ASHA Comments on New York Medicaid Proposed Speech Generating Device Requirement (August 27,2018)
- Comments on the Medicaid Program: Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services-Exemptions for States with High Managed Care Penetration Rates and Rate Reduction Threshold, Proposed Rule (May 22, 2018)
Medicare
- ASHA Comments to CMS on Medicare Advantage Telehealth Provisions (December 31, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to CMS on State Relief and Empowerment Waivers (December 21, 2018)
- ASHA Request to CMS For Clarity Regarding Therapy Student Supervision (November 1, 2018)
- Letter on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act Episode Measures Testing (October 31, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to OIG on Anti-Kickback RFI (October 22, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to CMS on Price Transparency Request For Information in Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (September 21, 2018)
- ASHA Comments on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Notice of Proposed Rule Making (September 7, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to Veteran Affairs on Gender Alterations Coverage (September 6, 2018)
- Comments to CMS on Home Health Notice of Proposed Rule Making CY2019 (August 30, 2018)
- ASHA Support Letter for H.R. 6225 The Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act (August 29,2018)
- FirstCoast Reconsideration Request of local coverage determination (LCD) 33413, Therapy and Rehabilitation Services (August 27, 2018)
- ASHA Response to CMS on Self-Referral Request For Information (August 21, 2018)
- Outreach to CMS on Medicare Reimbursement for Indwelling Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis (TEP L8509) (June 28, 2018)
- Comments to CMS on the Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2019 (June 25, 2018)
- Comments to CMS on Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2019 Rates (June 25, 2018)
- Comments to CMS on Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities Proposed Rule for FY 2019 (June 25, 2018)
- Recommendations to CMS on June 2018 Meeting of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (June 13, 2018)
- Comments to CMS on the preliminary Healthcare Common Procedures Coding System (HCPCS) Coding for Contralateral Routing Hearing Aid Devices (June 5, 2018)
- ASHA letter to RTI International on the Improving Post-Acute Care Transformation Act (IMPACT) (May 3, 2018).
- Comments to the Department of Health and Human Services on Traumatic Brain Injury Coordination Plan (April 11, 2018)
- ASHA Public Statement on Traumatic Brain Injury Coordination Plan (April 9, 2018)
- Comments to ABT Associates on Home Health Grouping Models (March 19, 2018)
- ASHA Comments Regarding Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2019 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2019 Draft Call Letter (March 5, 2018)
- ASHA Letter to National Correct Coding Initiative on codes 97127 and G0515 (February 9, 2018)
- Letter to National Government Services on Local Coverage Determination Reconsideration Swallowing Codes (February 2, 2018)
- ASHA Letter to CMS Requesting Guidance on Therapy Cap (January 5, 2018)
Private Payer
- Comments on Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (STLDI) (April 23, 2018)
- ASHA comments to National Association of Insurance Commissioners on Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (April 6, 2018)
- Comments to Department of Labor on the Proposed Rule, Definition of "Employer" Under Section 3(5) of ERISA - Association Health Plans (March 6, 2018)
Education Issues
- ASHA Comments to the U.S. Department of Education on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Negotiated Regulation Committee on Accreditation (September 14, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to the U.S. Department of Education on Gainful Employment (September 11, 2018)
- ASHA Letter to House Leadership Regarding PROSPER Act (September 9, 2018)
- Letter to Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriation Urging for Funding of EHDI Programs (June 25, 2018)
- Comments to the U.S. Department of Education on the February 27, 2018, Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) from the U.S. Department of Education Concerning Significant Disproportionality under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (May 14, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to the Senate HELP Committee on the HEA Reauthorization (February 23, 2018)
- ASHA Comments on Senate HELP Committee on HEA Whitepaper (February 15, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to the U.S. Department of Education on FAPE Questions and Answers (February 8, 2018)
Professional Practices Issues
- ASHA Letter to Ohio Regarding SB 255 Occupational Licensing Reform (December 5, 2018)
- ASHA Letter to New Mexico Regarding Executive Order 2018-48 About Occupational Licensure (November 20, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to Alabama on Proposed Early Intervention Changes (September 6, 2018)
- Comments to Montana on Proposed Audiology SLP Aide and Assistant Regulations (August 16, 2018)
- Comments to New York on Minimum Standards (August 7, 2018)
- Comments to Rhode Island on Support Personnel (August 8, 2018)
- Letter to New Mexico Calling for the Governor to Maintain Current Licensure Requirements for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists (July 23, 2018)
- ASHA Statement for the Record Supporting the Maintenance of Occupational Licensure for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists in Utah (July 17, 2018)
- Comments to the Nevada Department of Education on the Commission’s Standards for the Field of Speech-Language Pathology (July 3, 2018)
- Comments to Utah calling for the inclusion of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists in H.B. 233 (July 2, 2018)
- ASHA Statement for the Record on Higher Education and Workforce Development Hearing on Occupational Licensing: Reducing Barriers to Economic Mobility and Growth (June, 20, 2018)
- Comments to Agency for Health Care Administration Regarding American Therapy Administrators of Florida (ATA) (June 4, 2018)
- Letter to Louisiana Governor Calling for a Veto of H.B. 372 (May 31, 2018)
- Letter to Louisiana House of Representatives Proposing Additional Requirements for H.B. 748 (May 31, 2018)
- Letter to Wyoming Opposing Proposed Regulations Allowing Aides to Apply to become Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs) without Completing the SLPA Degree Requirements (May 17, 2018)
- Comments to Louisiana Governor Calling for a Veto of H.B. 199 Commonly Known as Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K) Legislation (May 16, 2018)
- Letter to Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association Regarding Teacher Walkout/Strike (May 3, 2018)
- Letter to Louisiana Opposing the Establishment of the Occupational Licensing Review Act, H.B. 748 (April 27, 2018)
- Letter to Connecticut Regarding Clinical Fellowship/Supervised Clinical Experience Licensure (April 26, 2018)
- Comments to Louisiana Opposing H.B. 825 (April 24, 2018)
- Letter to Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association Regarding Teacher Walkout/Strike (April 24, 2018)
- Letter to New Jersey Regarding A. 2183, Which Licenses Music Therapists (April 18, 2018)
- Comment to Nevada Regarding Chapter 637B of NAC Requiring Audiologists to Take a Written Exam for Dispensing Hearing Aids While Temporarily Licensed. (April 17, 2018)
- Comments to Louisiana Opposing S.B. 494 (April 16, 2018)
- Comments to Louisiana Recommending an Amendment to H.B. 676 (April 16, 2018)
- Comments to Louisiana Opposing S.B. 504 (April 16, 2018)
- Comments to Louisiana Opposing H.B. 199 (April 4, 2018)
- Letter to Oklahoma Regarding Oklahoma Teacher Strike (March 14, 2018)
- Letter to Massachusetts Recommending an Amendment to S.B. 135 (March 8, 2018)
- Comments to Alaska Recommending an Amendment to H.B. 64 (March 2, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to Missouri Opposing Proposed Music Therapy Legislation (February 22, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to Idaho Supporting Review of Occupational Licensure Executive Order (February 22, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to Rhode Island About Music Therapist Regulations (February 20, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to Utah About Music Therapy (February 20, 2018)
- ASHA Support Letter to Colorado Senator Moreno About Newborn Hearing (February 20, 2018)
- Letter to Colorado in Support of Proposed Newborn Hearing Screening (February 20, 2018)
- Letter to Senator Borrelli on the Interstate Compact for the Temporary Licensure of Professionals (February 15, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to Nevada Opposing Proposed Music Therapy Regulations (February 12, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to Hawaii About Provisional Licensure (February 9, 2018)
- Opposition Letter to Missouri HB 1798 (LEAD-K) (February 6, 2018)
- West Virginia Strike Guidance (February 2018)
- ASHA Comments to Maine AFA About Medicaid Reimbursement (January 31, 2018)
- ASHA Support Letter to MSDH Licensure Division About Telepractice (January 26, 2018)
- ASHA Support Letter to Mississippi Division of Medicaid About Telepractice (January 26, 2018)
- ASHA Comments to New Jersey Governor About Music Therapy (January 12, 2018)
