CATHERINE FINLEY

Highlighting the patient voice during discussions about reforming policies impacting Prescription Benefit Managers (PBM). Highlighting the importance of FDA policies on patients with rare diseases. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Expanding access and protecting against funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare and ensuring it supports individuals living with CF.

Issues impacting individuals with mental health and substance use conditions. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Issues impacting individuals with mental health and substance use conditions. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement that impact audiologists and speech language pathologists, including Medicare evaluation and management fees and telehealth. Expansion of audiology benefits in Medicare and the Medicare Audiology Access and Services Act. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Educating members on the value of speech-language pathology and audiology services and the importance of adequate coverage, including services for Medicare beneficiaries. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Engaging members to identify opportunities across programs and policies to expand support for caregivers, including federal paid leave. H.R.2036/S.925 - Credit for Caring Act of 2025. H.R.138/S.1565 - Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Expand Medicare coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Issues relating to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) and Employer-Provided Child Care Credit. Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP). Public Law 119-21: One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Issues relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Issues relating to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five. S.846/H.R.1826 - Child Care Workforce Act. Legislation focused on waste, fraud, and abuse in federal child care programs.

Focused on opportunities to expand support in federal programs and funding for people living with Huntington's disease. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes. Ensuring R&D funding and administrative support for treatments for Huntington's disease. Working to ensure pathways for approval of treatments Huntington's disease.

Focused on opportunities to expand support in federal programs and funding for people living with Huntington's disease. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes. Ensuring R&D funding and administrative support for treatments for Huntington's disease. Working to ensure pathways for approval of treatments Huntington's disease.

Policies related to creating incentives for innovation in the life sciences.

Tracking implementation of prescription drug pricing policies included as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Expanding access and protecting against funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare and ensuring it supports individuals living with CF.

Highlighting the patient voice during discussions about reforming policies impacting Prescription Benefit Managers (PBM). Highlighting the importance of FDA policies on patients with rare diseases. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Issues impacting individuals with mental health and substance use conditions. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Issues impacting individuals with mental health and substance use conditions. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Engaging members to identify opportunities across programs and policies to expand support for caregivers, including federal paid leave. H.R.2036/S.925 - Credit for Caring Act of 2025. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Expand Medicare coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement that impact audiologists and speech language pathologists, including Medicare evaluation and management fees and telehealth. Expansion of audiology benefits in Medicare and reintroduction of the Medicare Audiology Access and Services Act. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Educating members on the value of speech-language pathology and audiology services and the importance of adequate coverage, including services for Medicare beneficiaries. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Protect the Medicaid program from funding cuts and policy changes. Track Implementation of H.R. 1 [Public Law No. 119-21].

Issues relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Issues relating to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five. S.846/H.R.1826 - Child Care Workforce Act.

Issues relating to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) and Employer-Provided Child Care Credit. Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP). Public Law 119-21: One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Protect the Medicaid program from funding cuts and policy changes.

Focused on opportunities to expand support in federal programs and funding for people living with Huntington's disease. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes. Ensuring R&D funding and administrative support for treatments for Huntington's disease.

Focused on opportunities to expand support in federal programs and funding for people living with Huntington's disease. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes. Ensuring R&D funding and administrative support for treatments for Huntington's disease.

Tracking implementation of prescription drug pricing policies included as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Policies related to creating incentives for innovation in the life sciences.

Highlighting the patient voice during discussions about reforming policies impacting Prescription Benefit Managers (PBM). Highlighting the importance of FDA policies on patients with rare diseases. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

Expanding access and protecting against funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare and ensuring it supports individuals living with CF.

Issues impacting individuals with mental health and substance use conditions.

Issues impacting individuals with mental health and substance use conditions.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

Educating members on the value of speech-language pathology and audiology services and the importance of adequate coverage, including services for Medicare beneficiaries.

Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement that impact audiologists and speech language pathologists, including Medicare evaluation and management fees and telehealth. Expansion of audiology benefits in Medicare and reintroduction of the Medicare Audiology Access and Services Act. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Expand Medicare coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Engaging members to identify opportunities across programs and policies to expand support for caregivers, including federal paid leave. H.R.2036/S.925 - Credit for Caring Act of 2025.

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public mental health systems.

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public behavioral health systems. Working toward reintroduction of the Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Focused on opportunities to expand support in federal programs and funding for people living with Huntington's disease. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Policies related to creating incentives for innovation in the life sciences.

Tracking implementation of prescription drug pricing policies included as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Highlighting the patient voice during discussions about reforming policies impacting Prescription Benefit Managers (PBM). Highlighting the importance of FDA policies on patients with rare diseases. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

Expanding access and protecting against funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare and ensuring it supports individuals living with CF. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

Issues impacting individuals with mental health and substance use conditions.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

Educating members on the value of speech-language pathology and audiology services and the importance of adequate coverage, including services for Medicare beneficiaries.

Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement that impact audiologists and speech language pathologists, including Medicare evaluation and management fees and telehealth. Expansion of audiology benefits in Medicare and reintroduction of the Medicare Audiology Access and Services Act. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Expand Medicare coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Issues relating to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five. S.846/H.R.1826 - Child Care Workforce Act.

Issues relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Issues relating to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) and Employer-Provided Child Care Credit. Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP). Public Law 119-21: One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Protect the Medicaid program from funding cuts and policy changes.

Engaging members to identify opportunities across programs and policies to expand support for caregivers, including federal paid leave. H.R.2036/S.925 - Credit for Caring Act of 2025.

Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Issues relating to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five. S.846/H.R.1826 - Child Care Workforce Act.

Issues relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Issues relating to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) and Employer-Provided Child Care Credit. Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP). Public Law 119-21: One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public mental health systems.

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public behavioral health systems. Working toward reintroduction of the Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Protect the Medicaid program from funding cuts and policy changes.

Focused on opportunities to expand support in federal programs and funding for people living with Huntington's disease. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Policies related to creating incentives for innovation in the life sciences.

Tracking implementation of prescription drug pricing policies included as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Highlighting the patient voice during discussions about reforming policies impacting Prescription Benefit Managers (PBM). Highlighting the importance of FDA policies on patients with rare diseases. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

Expanding access and protecting against funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare and ensuring it supports individuals living with CF. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

Issues impacting individuals with mental health and substance use conditions.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care. Efforts to extend the Marketplace enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

Educating members on the value of speech-language pathology and audiology services and the importance of adequate coverage, including services for Medicare beneficiaries.

Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement that impact audiologists and speech language pathologists, including Medicare evaluation and management fees and telehealth. Expansion of audiology benefits in Medicare and reintroduction of the Medicare Audiology Access and Services Act. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Expand Medicare coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Engaging members to identify opportunities across programs and policies to expand support for caregivers, including federal paid leave. H.R.2036/S.925 - Credit for Caring Act of 2025.

Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Expand Medicare coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Expand Medicare coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Issues relating to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five. S.846/H.R.1826 - Child Care Workforce Act.

Issues relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Issues relating to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) and Employer-Provided Child Care Credit. Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP). S.847/H.R.1827 - Child Care Availability and Affordability Act. H.R.1408 - Affordable Child Care Act. H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public mental health systems.

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public behavioral health systems. Working toward reintroduction of the Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Focused on opportunities to expand support in federal programs and funding for people living with Huntington's disease. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Highlighting the patient voice during discussions about reforming policies impacting Prescription Benefit Managers (PBM). Highlighting the importance of FDA policies on patients with rare diseases.

Expanding access and protecting against funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare and ensuring it supports individuals living with CF.

Issues impacting individuals with mental health and substance use conditions.

Educating members on the value of speech-language pathology and audiology services and the importance of adequate coverage, including services for Medicare beneficiaries.

Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement that impact audiologists and speech language pathologists, including Medicare evaluation and management fees and telehealth. Expansion of audiology benefits in Medicare and reintroduction of the Medicare Audiology Access and Services Act. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care.

Engaging members to identify opportunities across programs and policies to expand support for caregivers, including federal paid leave. H.R.2036/S.925 - Credit for Caring Act of 2025.

Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Policies related to creating incentives for innovation in the life sciences.

Tracking implementation of prescription drug pricing policies included as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Protect the Medicaid program from funding cuts and policy changes.

Issues relating to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five. S.846/H.R.1826 - Child Care Workforce Act.

Issues relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Issues relating to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) and Employer-Provided Child Care Credit. Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP). S.847/H.R.1827 - Child Care Availability and Affordability Act. H.R.1408 - Affordable Child Care Act.

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public mental health systems.

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public behavioral health systems. Working toward reintroduction of the Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Focused on opportunities to expand support in federal programs and funding for people living with Huntington's disease. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Policies related to creating incentives for innovation in the life sciences.

Tracking implementation of prescription drug pricing policies included as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Highlighting the patient voice during discussions about reforming policies impacting Prescription Benefit Managers (PBM). Highlighting the importance of FDA policies on patients with rare diseases.

Expanding access and protecting against funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare and ensuring it supports individuals living with CF.

Issues impacting individuals with mental health and substance use conditions.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care.

Educating members on the value of speech-language pathology and audiology services and the importance of adequate coverage, including services for Medicare beneficiaries.

Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement that impact audiologists and speech language pathologists, including Medicare evaluation and management fees and telehealth. Expansion of audiology benefits in Medicare and reintroduction of the Medicare Audiology Access and Services Act. Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Protect the Medicaid program from funding cuts and policy changes.

Engaging members to identify opportunities across programs and policies to expand support for caregivers, including federal paid leave. H.R.2036/S.925 - Credit for Caring Act of 2025.

Protecting Medicaid from funding cuts or policy changes.

Protect the Medicaid program from funding cuts and policy changes.

Issues impacting individuals with mental health and substance use conditions.

Expand Medicare coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Expand Medicare coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Expand Medicare coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Expand Medicare coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Expand coverage of long term care pharmacy services delivered at home or in the community.

Issues relating to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five.

Issues relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Issues relating to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) and Employer-Provided Child Care Credit. Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP). H.R.4571 - Child Care Investment Act of 2023. H.R.7360 - Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone Act or the PACE Act. S.4874 - Child Care Availability and Affordability Act. H.R.8540 - Child Care for American Families Act.

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public behavioral health systems. Advancement of S.2993 and H.R.7545, the Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act.

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public behavioral health systems.

Focused on opportunities to expand support in federal programs and funding for people living with Huntington's disease.

Policies related to creating incentives for innovation in the life sciences.

Tracking implementation of prescription drug pricing policies included as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Expanding access to Medicaid and Medicare and ensuring it supports individuals living with CF.

Highlighting the patient voice during discussions about reforming policies impacting Prescription Benefit Managers (PBM). Working to see enactment of the PASTEUR Act. Highlighting the importance of FDA policies on patients with rare diseases.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care.

Educating members on the value of speech-language pathology and audiology services and the importance of adequate coverage, including services for Medicare beneficiaries.

Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement that impact audiologists and speech language pathologists, including Medicare evaluation and management fees and telehealth. Expansion of audiology benefits in Medicare and reintroduction of the Medicare Audiology Access and Services Act.

Engaging members to identify opportunities across programs and policies to expand support for caregivers, including federal paid leave.

Improving treatment coverage and options for individuals requiring inpatient behavioral health treatment.

Improving treatment coverage and options for individuals requiring inpatient behavioral health treatment. Advocating for reauthorization of the SUPPORT Act, including the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion. Working to ensure that implementation of the Act for ALS includes an equitable focus on HD and other rare neurodegenerative diseases.

Issues relating to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) and Employer-Provided Child Care Credit. Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP). H.R.4571 - Child Care Investment Act of 2023. H.R.7360 - Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone Act or the PACE Act. S.4874 - Child Care Availability and Affordability Act. H.R.8540 - Child Care for American Families Act.

Issues relating to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five.

Issues relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public behavioral health systems. Advancement of S.2993 and H.R.7545, the Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act.

Advocating for expanded funding opportunities and care improvements in Medicare, Medicaid and the private and public behavioral health systems.

Focused on opportunities to expand support in federal programs and funding for people living with Huntington's disease.

Policies related to creating incentives for innovation in the life sciences.

Tracking implementation of prescription drug pricing policies included as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

HCR - Health insurance access and treatment needs of persons living with cystic fibrosis related to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (P.L.111-148). Highlighting the patient voice during discussions about reforming policies impacting Prescription Benefit Managers (PBM). Supporting Funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) research and the Food and Drug Administration that benefits people with cystic fibrosis. Working to see enactment of the PASTEUR Act. Highlighting the importance of FDA policies on patients with rare diseases.

Expanding access to Medicaid and Medicare and ensuring it supports individuals living with CF.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care.

Tracking and reporting on issues impacting Medicaid and Medicare managed care.

Pursuing policies on behalf of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association related to access to speech language services in schools.

Educating members on the value of speech-language pathology and audiology services and the importance of adequate coverage, including services for Medicare beneficiaries.

Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement that impact audiologists and speech language pathologists, including Medicare evaluation and management fees and telehealth. Expansion of audiology benefits in Medicare and reintroduction of the Medicare Audiology Access and Services Act.

Medicare/Medicaid reform issues impacting beneficiary benefits and out of pocket costs.

Engaging members to identify opportunities across programs and policies to expand support for caregivers, including federal paid leave.

Issues impacting federal entitlement spending.

Improving treatment coverage and options for individuals requiring inpatient behavioral health treatment.

Improving treatment coverage and options for individuals requiring inpatient behavioral health treatment. Advocating for reauthorization of the SUPPORT Act, including the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion.

Issues relating to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) and Employer-Provided Child Care Credit. Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP). H.R.4571 - Child Care Investment Act of 2023. H.R.7360 - Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone Act or the PACE Act.

Issues relating to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Issues relating to the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start, and Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five.