More than 2.5 million Americans, including audiologists and speech-language pathologists (SLPs), have had their Social Security benefits reduced or eliminated due to the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).The WEP reduces the Social...

Audiology and speech-language pathology students and providers deserve the opportunity to become thriving, active professionals without burdensome debts so that they can serve clients, patients, and students in a diverse range of settings. The Student Loan Interest...

Health insurers, including many Medicare Advantage plans, sometimes require providers to obtain prior authorization for certain health care services before they can provide care to their patients. Prior authorization is intended to ensure clinically appropriate treatments,...

Newborns with cytomegalovirus (CMV) are at risk of acquired hearing loss, delayed language acquisition and speech development, and other developmental challenges. Currently, there is no dedicated federal support for state-based efforts to expand access to newborn CMV...

The Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R. 1477/S. 722) would expand qualified expenses under 529 savings plans to include postsecondary and other training and credentialing expenses, such as licenses and professional, non-governmental...

When Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1975, it established a goal of providing federal funds to cover 40% of the average per pupil expenditure for educating students with disabilities in public elementary schools and secondary...

The Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act (H.R. 6445/S. 2377) would give seniors more timely and robust access to the full range of services audiologists are expertly educated and uniquely qualified to provide. Currently, Medicare only covers diagnostic tests performed...

Tell Congress to ensure that private insurance companies provide coverage of certain hearing devices and systems, such as bone anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) and cochlear implants (CI), for children and adults. Osseointegrated devices (OIDs) and cochlear implants can be...

Medicare coverage for audiology and speech-language pathology services delivered via telehealth should be made permanent. But without Congressional action before the end of 2024, telehealth services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by audiologists and SLPs will no longer...

The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R 2663/S. 1176) would require the U.S. Department of Labor to issue workplace violence prevention standards to protect health care and social service workers, including audiologists and SLPs...

The States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act (H.R. 1310) would address an inconsistent interpretation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about whether interstate licensing statutes comply with federal law that permits state licensing...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a 2.8% cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Conversion Factor (CF) for 2025, which impacts payment rates for all physician and nonphysician services reimbursed under Medicare Part...

Ask your state legislators to support the Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC). The ASLP-IC will allow licensed audiologists and speech-language pathologists to obtain a privilege to practice across state lines without becoming licensed in...