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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 Mannebach at 800-498-2071, ext. 4446, or Mmannebach@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; Lemmietta McNeilly, Facilitating Team liaison to the GRPP Cluster, at LMcNeilly@asha.org; or Catherine Gottfred, ASHA Vice President for Governmental & Social Policies, at Gottfred@aol.com.
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TAKE ACTION
- Action Needed to Halt Restart of Therapy Caps
STATES
- ASHA Informs State Legislators of Policy Goals at Annual NCSL Meeting
- Aftermath of Katrina Stresses Portability of the CCC
- SEALs & State Advisory Groups Plan Meetings for ASHA Annual Convention
HEALTH CARE
- House & Senate Put Forward Pay-For-Performance Legislation
- TRICARE Announces Expanded Coverage of Hearing Aids
- CMS Relaxes Health Program Requirements in Response to Hurricane
- Medicare Payments Stay Healthy in 2006 for Nursing Homes
- Medicare Requires HIPAA Compliant Billing Starting October 1
- Substantial Increases Proposed for Audiology in 2006 Outpatient Hospital Rates
- Proposed Cut in 2006 Medicare Fee Schedule Payments
- CDC Offers New EHDI "Questions to Ask the Audiologist" Brochure for Parents
- Senate Appropriators Restore EHDI, SLP & Audiology Education Funds
- Rehabilitation Hospitals to Receive 3.4 % Increase in Medicare Payments in 2006
SCHOOLS
- ED Striving Readers Grants Available
- ED Release Guidance on Alternate Assessments
- ED Announce Grants for Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need
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