Government Relations News Archive 

December 2008

• Hearing Advocates Prepare for New Administration and New Congress

September 2008

• Academy Reviews Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Hearing Loss
• Academy Member Hosts Senatorial Candidate Mark Warner

August 2008

• Congress Beginning to Listen: Medicare Hearing Health Care Act Reaches 103 Co-sponsors in the House

July 2008

• Congress Passes Legislation Reauthorizing Higher Education Act with Provision Making Audiologists Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Congress Overrides President's Veto on Medicare Legislation
• Congress Takes Action on 2009 Labor-HHS Appropriations Legislation
• Academy Comments on Proposed AMA Resolutions

June 2008

• Senate Fails to Pass H.R. 6331 – Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

May 2008

• Academy Recommendations for Audiologist Standard Occupational Classification Move Forward

March 2008

• Two Academy Supported Bills Pass House Panel: Move Toward Passage

February 2008

• Audiologists Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness Program

December 2007

• Lawmakers Announce Six-Month Reprieve from 10.1% Medicare Payment Cut

November 2007

• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
• Academy Submits Letter Outlining Audioprosthology Position to Wisconsin Legislators (PDF)

September 2007

• CMS Releases Much Anticipated Direct Access Report (PDF)
• Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 (PDF)

July 2007

• Academy Purchases Capitol Hill Office
• Academy Sends Letter in Support of the CHAMP Bill (PDF)

June 2007

• AMA Refers Resolution on In-Ear Headphones for More Study at the Urging of the Academy, Others

January 2007

• Letter to CMS regarding Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (PDF)
• Joint letter to FCC regarding Hearing Aid-Compatible Telephones (PDF) 
• Rep. Diana DeGette to speak at AudiologyNOW!®

October 2006

• Letter to the FCC (PDF) regarding closed captioning.

August 2006

• Dear Senator Letter (PDF) seeking Congressional approval of an increase in Medicare physician reimbursements.
• Joint letter (PDF) asking members of the House Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means Committees to oppose H.R. 5688 – Health Care Truth and Transparency Act bill.
• List of Members of Congress who cosponsored the Direct Access bill (HR 2821) in the 108th Congress but have yet to sign onto HR 415 in the 109th.

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