{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fix SLP: Advocacy & Accountability in Speech-Language Pathology","title":"It’s Time to SPEAK: Part 3 - How to Write a CMS Comment That Matters","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1347,"description":"The data is collected. Now it’s time to make sure CMS hears from SLPs.\nIn Part 3 of It’s Time to SPEAK, Jeanette Benigas, PhD/SLP, and Emily Watkins, MCD/SLP, walk through the new SPEAK Project CMS Comment Builder and explain exactly what clinicians and practice owners should tell CMS about reimbursement, workload, patient access, and the real-world consequences of the proposed 2027 Medicare payment changes.\nIf you submitted economic data to the SPEAK Project, wait until September 10 to build your comment so you can incorporate the aggregated findings. Everyone else can start now.\nAnd don’t wait until the last minute.\nVisit SPEAKProject.net to build your CMS comment, mobilize the Friends of SLPs in your life, and help fund the legal and lobbying team that will carry this work forward.\nLearn more and support the project at SPEAKPROJECT.NET.\nGet caught up wherever you stream podcasts!\n#110: CPT 92507 Is Being Deleted? What Every SLP Must Know About the New Speech Therapy Codes\n#111: CPT 92507 Q&A for SLPs: Your Questions Answered\n#113: CPT 92507 Option B: This Is Our Week to Advocate\n#115: CMS's NEW Pediatric G Code Explained: What Every SLP Needs to Know\n#116: What the New Speech Therapy Codes Mean for Adult SLPs\n#117: The End of CPT 92507: Is Your SLP Documentation Ready?\n#118: It’s Time to SPEAK: Part 1 - Building the Data to Fight for SLP Reimbursement\n#119: It’s Time to SPEAK Part 2 - Mobilizing Families for SLP Advocacy\n\n✨ Grateful to Chomper Champs for bringing so much positivity and fun to the pediatric SLP space. Follow the link to order the 🦺 Fix SLP Construction Accessory Kit 🧰, or bundle and save. Fix SLP receives 20% of every purchase, so it’s a win for everyone! ✨\n\n🚧 Want to earn some PDHs or CEUs with a discount? Find our most up-to-date promo codes and discounts here.\n🚧 We want to collaborate with YOU. If you would like to lead or join your state team, please email your name and state to states@fixslp.com.\n🚧 Become a sustaining partner to support...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qoxZ_wvBZeJPyBYOOUeS-9bBQXe7iCUzdS-O5KqCPL4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNTdk/MmY5OTM3ZGM3OWU1/ZjU5ZTkxZmFjNGZl/NzkwYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}