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In an article in the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law, Indiana University’s Jayma Meyer and Smith College’s Andrew Zimbalist propose a federal framework to pay student athletes for use of their name, image, and likeness. Under this framework, universities could profit from using this information for limited purposes, such as promoting athletic events and selling official team apparel. Athletes could then enter into endorsement deals with third parties if the agreement does not conflict with the schools’ right to use their images. Congress to establish an independent commission to regulate these payments. School funding issues are a major problem with direct links to student achievement levels. Schools with smaller budgets, which often can’t offer small classes and better programs, see lower student achievement, creating a socioeconomic in education. Beyond legislative efforts, federal authorities are granting wide latitude on billing Medicaid for using telehealth to d