Proposed Insurance Coverage for Stuttering Treatment
December 16, 2025
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Where This Stands
Currently Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
7 actions- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 5, 2026HouseNow in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- Jan 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee
- Jan 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Budget Committee
- Jan 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- Jan 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
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- Dec 16, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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View official text →The Frame
If enacted, this legislation would have eliminated out-of-pocket caps and medical necessity reviews for stuttering treatment, directly affecting access to speech therapy for Medicaid recipients and private insurance policyholders in Florida.
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Medicaid recipients
The bill would have authorized the Agency for Health Care Administration to pay for stuttering treatment services for these individuals.
Health insurance policyholders
The bill would have required their insurance policies to cover stuttering treatment without standard utilization management or visit limits.
Speech-language pathologists
The bill would have expanded the scope of covered services they provide to patients with stuttering.
Current stage: Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee.
Floor Vote.
Summary
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Why It Matters
If enacted, this legislation would have eliminated out-of-pocket caps and medical necessity reviews for stuttering treatment, directly affecting access to speech therapy for Medicaid recipients and private insurance policyholders in Florida.
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Removal of Utilization Management
The bill explicitly sought to bypass standard insurance cost-control mechanisms like prior authorization for a specific condition, which is a notable policy approach.
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Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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