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TACIR panel hears stuttering specialists, benefits staff on gaps in speech‑therapy coverage
Summary
A TACIR panel convened under Public Chapter 416 (Acts of 2025) to study insurance coverage for speech therapy. Clinicians urged removal of arbitrary session caps, expanded teletherapy access and attention to specialty training; Benefits Administration said state group plans follow TPA medical‑necessity rules and currently have no benefit limits but coverage varies by medical necessity.
The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations heard experts Thursday as part of a statutorily directed study on expanding insurance coverage for speech therapy services.
Jennifer Arzate, senior research associate, introduced the panel convened under Public Chapter 416 (Acts of 2025) to advise whether state insurance plans — including TennCare and the state group insurance program — can or should expand coverage for habilitative and rehabilitative stuttering services without age or visit caps.
Jack Henderson, a speech‑language pathologist and person who stutters, told commissioners…
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