ASNY Members are being asked to review materials and take part in a survey to determine ASA's next steps regarding advocacy around Medicare Inclusion. We are including the ASA Revised Educational Brief and the video from June 30, 2020 from the Health Policy Advocacy Institute that includes policy subject matter experts, Ellen Hamilton: Legislative Director from the Office of Congresswoman Judy Chu and Kallie Byrd Guimond, HPAI President (and ASNY Consultant.) The video covers topics that are beyond billing such as federal student loan forgiveness possibilities and residency program access. The presentation from the video and agenda with reference links is also included in materials. All of these materials and the survey are included on the ASNY Website under Resources for Practitioners.

The deadline for the survey is JULY 12, 2020 . The survey responses will be used to inform the ASNY Delegates of ASA on how they will vote to proceed or not with support of Licensed Acupuncturists being defined within the Social Security Act and able to be enrolled practitioners within Medicare.