Nevada has expanded access to speech-language pathology for children who stutter — all with a little help from a big man.
Growing up in New Jersey, former NCAA champion and second overall 2012 NBA draft pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist always had a stutter. He still does.
At the University of Kentucky, Kidd-Gilchrist managed his own stutter with help from a speech-language pathologist. Now, he’s on a mission to help get legislation passed in all 50 states that would expand health insurance coverage of speech therapy.
Assembly Bill 169, sponsored by Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager, D-Las Vegas, and approved by Gov. Joe Lombardo on June 10, prevents Nevada health insurers from limiting coverage of speech-language pathology based on the number of visits or the cause of stuttering for people under