It has been brought to my attention that a proposed action has taken place to deny coverage and reimbursement for future Early Intervention Services provided by Speech-Language Pathologists. It was deeply disheartening to read of this proposed action due to the extreme need of speech and language services for infants and toddlers in Pittsylvania County. It is our responsibility to adhere to the needs of these young children who have developmental delays. If these services are not coverage or reimbursed it will limit the amount of services that we will be able to offer these children in the future. The end result will be that the therapists will not be able to give these individuals the direct attention that they will need in order to prosper in our community later in life.
I hope that in writing this letter it will shine some light onto how important it is for speech and language services to be reimbursed and coverage for Early Intervention services that will take place in the future.
