The following states also have programs to provide special telephone equipment to individuals whose speech disability interferes with their ability to use telephones. However, these states don't regularly buy devices from us. Some of these states provide our devices but buy through distributors so we're unaware of the sales. In some of the smaller states no stutterer has ever asked for a device from their program. It's possible that still other states have rules that we're unaware of that prevent them from providing our devices. One of the following programs had to shut down temporarily due to the state's budget crisis. In any case, if you live in one of the following states contact your program and request a Basic Fluency System. Say that it is an assistive telephone device for persons with speech disabilities. After you contact your state's program call us and tell us what you were told. If required we will contact the program director.

Vocational Rehabilitation

We've had many positive experiences with state vocational rehabilitation programs. If an adult (usually 16 or older) stutterer is unemployed, these programs pay for a anti-stuttering device, speech therapy, job training, and help the individual get a job. To find your state's program, check this list or look in your telephone directory's government "Blue Pages" under your state's Department of Labor or Education.

Employers

In every case we know of, when a stutterer asked his or her employer for assistance paying for our devices, the employer was more than happy to help. Often the employer then offers the stutterer a promotion. This is because many stutterers work harder than other employees to make up for their speech disability.

Also, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires some employers to provide anti-stuttering devices.

Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts

We accept payment from Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). This gives you a tax deduction for the cost of your device.

Health Insurance

Many of our stuttering treatment devices are paid for by health insurance. Speech clinics handle this billing. Casa Futura Technologies doesn't directly bills health insurance plans.

When asking for health insurance or Medicaid coverage, you will need the procedure and diagnosis codes. The CPT/HCPCS procedure code for electronic anti-stuttering devices is E1399-NU. The diagnosis code for stuttering is 307.0.

Service Clubs

We've had good experiences with service organizations including Sertoma (SERvice TO MAnkind) and Lions Clubs. Our experience has been that service organizations prefer to help low-income children and teenagers, and that they prefer to be approached by the child's speech-language pathologist.

Other Sources

We've also had devices paid for by Veterans Administration Medical Centers and Medicaid.

Obsolete and Used Devices

We usually donate used devices to speech clinics and individuals in developing countries. In recent years we donated devices to recipients in Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Peru.

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