June 14, 2024
Many state legislatures are now out of session and Congress will soon be recessing for its annual August break, but there’s still plenty you can do to keep up your advocacy efforts over the summer.
During this election year, it's essential for all of us to advocate together to get legislation passed to avoid starting from square one in 2025. ASHA Advocacy continues to monitor legislation, take action, and build relationships. We’re also using the summer to create new resources and update existing ones. We’re always here to answer your questions, so feel free to reach out!
ASHA is hosting our annual Payer Summit this fall to discuss issues important to audiologists and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and start/continue conversations with payers from across the country. The summit aims to bring your experiences and input on payment issues to the forefront of payers’ minds.
During the summit, ASHA Advocacy staff will meet with representatives from private insurance companies, Medicaid programs, and utilization management companies. We plan to share feedback and concerns we’ve gathered from throughout the year but would also love your input on how payment issues impact your work directly. Please share your feedback by June 21.
Join ASHA-PAC on Tuesday, June 18, at 7:00 p.m. for the second part of a four-part webinar series that will explore different aspects of the 2024 election season. This session will provide a user’s guide to deciphering political polling. Natalie Jackson, PhD, vice president of campaign polling firm GQR, will join us to discuss different aspects of polling—including how to interpret results, which polls to trust, and the unique challenges of polling the electorate in 2024. Click here to register.
Advocacy Win! Minnesota’s governor has signed legislation adopting the Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC), making it the 32nd state to join the compact. There is still plenty of work to be done, but the goal is to have the ASLP-IC operationalized by early 2025. Learn more about the ASLP-IC here.
Zachary La Fratta and Dani Scott, members of the Committee of Ambassadors, recently participated in ASHA’s Capitol Hill Day and shared their experiences as first-time advocates.
"Perhaps the most important lesson we learned is that we don’t need to be policy experts; we only need to share our stories and experiences to make a difference, together."