May 2004
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ACTION ALERT
- Co-Sponsors Needed for SLP Direct Billing Legislation
HEALTHCARE
- ASHA Successful in Securing Three New Audiology CPT Codes for 2005
- Senate Passes Bill to Open Medicaid to Families of Disabled
- CMS Issues Transmittal on How Hospitals Can Bill Directly for Outpatient SLP Services
- ASHA Urges GAO to Recommend Exempting SLP Diagnoses from Therapy Caps
- Assistive Technology Conference Call for Presentations
SCHOOLS
- New ASHA Constituency-Focused E-Newsletter Launched
- ED Issues New Policy for Calculating Participation Rates Under No Child Left Behind
- Hickok Appointed Deputy Secretary of Education
- Advancing Academic Research Careers (AARC) Award
- Students Preparing for Academic & Research Careers (SPARC) Award
- ED Grant Applications with May-June 2004 Deadlines
- Research and Innovation to Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities
- Technical Assistance for Children With Disabilities
- Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in the Education Sciences
- Head Start
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