TASER recommends adjusting Tennessee’s ACA benchmark to expand speech therapy coverage
After studying proposed changes to speech‑therapy coverage for stuttering, TASER recommended that Tennessee update its Essential Health Benefits benchmark plan to increase the minimum number of speech‑therapy visits covered by ACA plans rather than eliminating utilization review, a step that would trigger federal defray obligations.
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TASER approved a final report on speech therapy services on June 22 that analyzes proposed changes to insurance coverage for stuttering and recommends updating the state’s Essential Health Benefits (EHB) benchmark for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans rather than eliminating utilization review or visit limits.
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