Kids with stuttering would get required screenings and better therapy coverage under Medicaid and CHIP.
This bill, called the Kidd's Stuttering Act, would make sure young children covered by Medicaid and CHIP get screened for stuttering and other speech fluency issues. It would also require these programs to cover speech therapy for these conditions, making sure treatment limits are fair. This means more kids could get help earlier.
Today, screenings for childhood stuttering are not explicitly required in child health quality measures or Medicaid well-child visits, and therapy coverage might have stricter limits. If this bill passes, children aged 2-6 would get required screenings for stuttering. Medicaid and CHIP would also cover speech therapy for these conditions with treatment limits no stricter than for other speech therapy, starting by January 1, 2027.
HR 6364 · 119th Congress · December 2, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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