September 2004
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 Michelle Hostler at 800-274-2376, ext. 4446, or ordallen@asha.org.
For information regarding ASHA's advocacy activities not covered in this update, please contact: James Potter, Director of Government Relations & Public Policy at jpotter@asha.org; Arlene Pietranton, Executive Director at apietranton@asha.org; or Catherine Gottfred, ASHA Vice President for Governmental & Social Policies at LarryHigdonTX@aol.com.
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ACTION ALERTS
- Write Congress to Allow Direct Billing for SLP Medicare Services
- Let Your Voice Be Heard: Vote! - Online Voter Registration & Absentee Ballot Applications
- ASHA-PAC Fall Fundraising Campaign Commences
SCHOOLS
- Michigan SLP Advocates for Speech, Language & Hearing at Miss America Competition
- Shelley Gray Heads Research Team Receiving $2.5 Million Early Reading First Grant
- CMS Launches New Initiative & Proposed Regulation to Prevent Medicaid Fraud
HEALTH CARE
- ASHA Comments on Proposed Hearing Conservation Program for Railroad Employees
- ASHA Responds to BCBS-Alabama Denials for Services Provided by Audiologists
- NIH Program Offers PhDs Repayment on Student Loans for Clinical Research
- Medicare Issues 2005 Payment Rules for Hospitals, Nursing Homes
- HHS Announces Medicare Premium, Deductibles for 2005
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