Issue Focus: Public Policy Agenda

SLP Advocate provides updates on advocacy initiatives that impact you and individuals you serve.

This is the last issue of SLP Advocate. Please visit ASHA's Legislative News page for the latest happenings. To continue to get the latest news delivered right to your inbox, sign up for ASHA Headlines by sending a blank e-mail with the word "subscribe" in the subject line to asha-headlines-request@lists.asha.org. To get an alert when your involvement can make a critical difference, sign up for ASHA's Action E-List. Messages on advocacy will also continue to be distributed through The ASHA Leader and through ASHA's Access E-newsletters: Access Academics & Research, Access Audiology, Access Schools, and Access SLP Health Care.

Federal Headlines

• Congress Passed Short-Term Medicare Payment Fix
• NOMS Approved as a PQRI Registry for SLP Measures
• Health Care Reform Legislation Signed Into Law
• New CMS Administrator Nominated
• Understanding ASHA-PAC, Your Voice on Capitol Hill

State Headlines

• Virginia Becomes the 12th State to Mandate Telemedicine Coverage

Feature

Upcoming Events

• HES Graduate Guide Survey 2008–09 Academic Year State-by-State Data on Graduate Education in Communication Sciences and Disorders Now Available on ASHA Web Site
• 2010 Minority Student Leadership Program Now Accepting Applications
• ASHA National Elections: Meet the Candidates

Related Resources

• ASHA State-by-State
• Billing and Reimbursement
• Take Action on Advocacy Initiatives
• ASHA's Political Action Committee (PAC)
• ASHA Issue Briefs and Public Policy Agenda

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