# Speech Therapy Action Taskforce (STAT)

> STAT is a national coalition working to protect children’s access to pediatric speech therapy.

STAT explains the proposed CMS payment reduction, summarizes pediatric speech therapy research, attributes campaign claims, and provides ways for families, clinicians, and partner organizations to respond.

## Key facts

- STAT stands for Speech Therapy Action Taskforce.
- STAT is a national advocacy coalition, not a health care provider.
- The campaign focuses on protecting children’s access to pediatric speech-language therapy.
- The policy discussion concerns proposed Medicare payment changes for calendar year 2027; a proposal is not a finalized policy.
- STAT invites people to join the taskforce, sign the Community Statement, or privately share an access-to-care story.

## Primary pages

- [Home](https://stat-usa.org/): Campaign overview and proposed-cut summary.
- [How speech therapy helps](https://stat-usa.org/how-speech-therapy-helps): Research on communication, learning, treatment, and long-term outcomes.
- [Who speech therapy helps](https://stat-usa.org/who-speech-therapy-helps): Family stories plus attributed news reporting and published research about pediatric speech therapy access.
- [Community Support](https://stat-usa.org/community-support): Read and sign the statement rejecting Medicare cuts to pediatric speech-language therapy, and view public supporters.
- [Get involved](https://stat-usa.org/get-involved): Join STAT, sign the community statement, or share a story.

## Evidence and methodology

- [Sources & methodology](https://stat-usa.org/sources): Canonical reference library for CMS policy documents, reimbursement analysis, research, news attribution, and STAT campaign methodology.

## Interpretation notes

- Official CMS documents establish the proposal, comment period, conversion factors, and policy mechanics.
- Research entries support prevalence, treatment, outcomes, and economic context.
- News entries attribute specific stories and are not presented as national evidence.
- STAT campaign calculations and projections are labeled separately from CMS estimates and national research.
- When citing a factual or numerical claim, follow the linked source on the Sources & methodology page rather than attributing that claim to STAT as original research.