2025-2026 ASHA Comments and Testimony

Below is a list of comments, letters, and testimony submitted on issues related to ASHA's 2025–2026 Public Policy Agenda.

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See also: 2024 ASHA Comments and Testimony

• ASHA Letter to Kentucky Committee on Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations on Removing the Postgraduate Professional Experience (March 11, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to Kentucky Committee on Licensing and Occupations on Removing the Postgraduate Professional Experience (March 2, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to the Department of Education on the Audiology Professional Degree (March 2, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to the Department of Education on the Speech-Language Pathology Professional Degree (March 2, 2026)
• ASHA Advocates Comments to the Department of Education on the Audiology Professional Degree (March 2, 2026)
• ASHA Advocates Comments to the Department of Education on the Speech-Language Pathology Professional Degree (March 2, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to Florida Supporting SB 574 (December 17, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Virginia on Supervised Professional Experience (August 7, 2025)
• Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Letter to House and Senate Education and Appropriations Committees Regarding the Department of Education (April 4, 2025)
• ASHA Comments to Maryland on SB 321 Budget Reconciliation (February 26, 2025)
• ASHA Comments to Maryland House Committees on HB 352 Budget Reconciliation (February 25, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Maryland Regarding HB 689 (February 10, 2025)

• ASHA Letter Opposing Medicaid Cuts and Program Changes (March 31, 2026)
• ASHA Comments on Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare RFI (March 27, 2026)
• ASHA Letter Supporting the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act (March 27, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to New Hampshire on Rule HE-W 568 (March 27, 2026)
• ASHA Comments to Maryland Opposing SB 917 (March 23, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to CMS on HHS Notice of Medicare Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 (March 13, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama on Developmental Stuttering Coverage (February 26, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to Minnesota on Art Therapy Scope of Practice (February 23, 2026)
• ASHA Statement for the Record on Commercial Insurance Policies' Impact on Care (February 2, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to Washington on SB 6226 (January 29, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to Wisconsin on Audiology Scope of Practice (January 29, 2026)
• ASHA Comments on Medicare Advantage Proposed Rule for 2027 (January 26, 2026)
• ASHA Response to RFI on MACRA Modernization (January 14, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to House and Senate Leadership on Telehealth Services for Medicare Beneficiaries (October 7, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to New York Supporting Stuttering Coverage (September 27, 2025)
• ASHA Comments on the 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (September 15, 2025)
• ASHA Comments on the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (September 12, 2025)
• State Speech-Language-Hearing Association Letter on Provisional Licensure to CMS (July 14, 2025)
• ASHA Advocate Petition to CMS on the Updated Definition of Speech-Language Pathologist (June 26, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Senate Supporting Medicare Economic Index Provision in HR 1 (June 20, 2025)
• ASHA Comments to CMS on FY2026 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (June 10, 2025)
• ASHA Comments to CMS on FY2026 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (June 10, 2025)
• ASHA Comments to CMS on FY2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (June 10, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Senate HELP Committee on FY2026 Budget and HHS Reorganization (May 12, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on Medicaid Funding (May 12, 2025)
• Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee on Medicaid (May 12, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Nevada Regarding SB 257 (May 9, 2025)
• ASHA Support Letter to Georgia on Medicaid Rate Increase (March 31, 2025)
• Patient Access to Responsible Care Alliance Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Finance Committee Opposing Medicaid Cuts (March 24, 2025)
• ASHA Meeting Request to Defense Health Agency (March 7, 2025)
• ASHA Meeting Request to TRICARE East (February 28, 2025)
• ASHA Meeting Request to TRICARE West (February 28, 2025)
• ASHA Letter of Support to Nevada Regarding AB 169 on Stuttering Coverage (February 27, 2025)
• ASHA Letter of Support to Illinois Regarding SB 40 on Stuttering Coverage (February 17, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Tennessee House Insurance Subcommittee on HB 296 (February 14, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Tennessee Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on SB 231 (February 14, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to CMS Regarding Request for Telehealth Services in CY2026 (February 10, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to South Carolina Regarding BabyNet and Family Trainers (January 29, 2025)
• ASHA Comments to CMS Regarding CY2026 Medicare Advantage NPRM (January 27, 2025)

• ASHA Letter to the Department of Education on the Proposed Priorities for the Comprehensive Centers Program (April 2, 2026)
• ASHA Comments on the Proposed National Study of Special Education Spending (March 30, 2026)
• ASHA Letter Supporting the Veterans Hearing Aid Improvement Act of 2026 (March 18, 2026)
• ASHA and ISHA Joint Letter on Idaho's Proposed 2027 Budget (March 10, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to Senate HELP Committee on NIH Funding and Organizational Structure (March 9, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to CMS on Gender-Affirming Care Funding for Medicaid and CHIP (February 17, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to CMS on Hospital Condition of Participation Related to Gender-Affirming Care (February 17, 2026)
• ASHA Letter to Kansas Supporting Licensing SLPAs HB 2761 (February 10, 2026)
• ASHA Comments to Oregon on SLPA Regulations (December 23, 2025)
• ASHA Comments to North Carolina on Proposed SLPA Regulations (December 18, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Utah Reinforcing Opposition to Downgrading State Regulation of Audiologists and SLPs (November 19, 2025)
• ASHA and CSHA letter to California Insurance Commissioner on Kaiser Permanente Limiting Access to Care (October 27, 2025)
• ASHA and CSHA letter to California Medicaid on Kaiser Permanente and EPSDT (October 27, 2025) 
• ASHA Comments to the Department of Education on Redesigning the Institute of Education Sciences (October 15, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Utah Opposing Recommendation to Downgrade State Regulation of Audiologists and SLPs (October 8, 2025)
• ASHA Comments on New Apragmatism Code Proposal (October 6, 2025)
• ASHA and ISHA Letter to Idaho on Medicaid Rates (September 27, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Wyoming on Audiology Licensure (September 26, 2025)
• ASHA Letter Supporting the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act (September 18, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to HELP Committee on the State of K-12 Education (September 17, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to South Carolina on Concurrent Use of Codes (September 15, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Kaiser Permanente on Access to Care (September 15, 2025)
• ASHA Comments on the Accreditation Choice and Innovation Act (September 5, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Georgia on Proposed SLPA Regulations (August 21, 2025)
• ASHA Comments on the Department of Education’s Proposed Priorities on AI (August 15, 2025)
• ASHA Support Letter to Nevada Regarding SLPA Regulations (July 9, 2025)
• ASHA Support Letter to Texas Regarding Licensing Regulations (July 2, 2025)
• ASHA Response Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Regarding Gender Affirming Care Report (June 20, 2025)
• ASHA Comments on Department of Education Proposed Priorities (June 13, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to New York Regarding SB 7792 on Communication Rights (June 2, 2025
• ASHA Letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on FY2026 Department of Education Budget Proposal (May 19, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to HELP and Education and Workforce Committees on Department of Education (April 29, 2025)
• ASHA Support Letter to Arizona Regarding SLPA Regulations (April 10, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Alabama Opposing HB 441 on Education Requirements (April 1, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Rhode Island Regarding S. 471 on SLPA Regulations (March 28, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Montana Opposing HB 744 on Aides (March 19, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Mississippi on Speech Associate Regulations (March 14, 2025)
• ASHA Comments on HIPAA Security Rule (March 7, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to 17 Attorneys General Regarding Section 504 (March 4, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Nevada Commenting on AB 177 (February 21, 2025)
• ASHA Support Letter to Nevada Regarding SB 174 (February 20, 2025)
• Joint Hearing Care Organization Letter to Oklahoma Regarding HB 2188 (follow-up) (February 18, 2025)
• Joint Hearing Care Organization Letter to Oklahoma Regarding HB 2188 (February 8, 2025)
• ASHA Support Letter to New Mexico Regarding SLPAs and HB 180 (February 6, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Nebraska Opposing LB 154 (February 4, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Virginia Regarding HB 2040 on SLPA Regulations (January 29, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to Colorado Regarding HB 1075 on SLPA Regulations (January 28, 2025)
• ASHA Letter to North Dakota Regarding HB 1049 on SLPA Regulations (January 17, 2025)