February 2003
Read the complete PDF [PDF]
The ASHA GRPP Update is prepared as an ASHA member benefit and designed to be a brief synopsis of ASHA's Government Relations & Public Policy (GRPP) division's activities over the past month. Dissemination of this Update to other members, association newsletters, and electronic mailing lists is encouraged. Information contained in this publication may be reprinted without permission, although attribution to ASHA is requested. For more information about the Update, please contact Darlene Dukes at 800-274-2376, ext. 4276.
For information regarding ASHA's advocacy activities not covered in this update, please contact: James Potter, Director of Government Relations & Public Policy; Arlene Pietranton, Facilitating Team liaison to the GRPP Cluster; or Catherine Gottfred, ASHA Vice President for Governmental & Social Policies.
********************
HEALTH CARE
- Congress Acts to Fix Update Formula for Medicare Fee Schedule
- CMS Increases Medicare Payment Rates for 2003, Effective March 1
- 2003 Medicare Fee Schedules Available
- CMS Corrects Voice Prosthetic Code Error in Medicare Fee Schedule
- CMS Issues Guidance on Therapy Cap Implementation
- ASHA-Led Coalition Restores Federal EHDI Funding
STATES
- State Legislation Sessions Underway
- State Policy Workshop to be Held in Omaha
SCHOOLS
- ASHA Wins IDEA Funding Gains in FY2003 Appropriations Bill
- ED Secretary Paige Releases Administration's IDEA Reauthorization Principles
- ASHA Advances School-Member Interests in IDEA Reauthorization
- ASHA Comments on Higher Education Act Reauthorization
- ED Announces New Web Site On Disability Research Needs
- Hickok to Serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for OESE
|