Fix SLP: Advocacy & Accountability in Speech-Language Pathology

It’s Time to SPEAK: Part 3 - How to Write a CMS Comment That Matters

The data is collected. Now it’s time to make sure CMS hears from SLPs. In Part 3 of It’s Time to SPEAK, Jeanette Benigas, PhD/SLP, and Emily Watkins, MCD/SLP, walk throu

It’s Time to SPEAK: Part 2 - Mobilizing Families for SLP Advocacy

SLP advocacy can't stop with data. If Medicare reimbursement fails to cover the cost of providing speech-language pathology services, patients and families ultimately fee

It’s Time to SPEAK: Part 1 - Building the Data to Fight for SLP Reimbursement

SLPs have been screaming for a long time that reimbursement is too low, costs are rising, and access to speech-language pathology services is being threatened. But can we

The End of CPT 92507: Is Your SLP Documentation Ready?

92507 is changing, and SLP documentation will have to change with it. In this episode, Jeanette Benigas, PhD/SLP, is joined by adult and pediatric private practice owner

What the New Speech Therapy Codes Mean for Adult SLPs

The new Medicare speech therapy CPT codes are coming, and adult SLPs need to prepare. In this episode, Jeanette Benigas, PhD/SLP, is joined by Katie Brown, SLP of Neuro

CMS's NEW Pediatric G Code Explained: What Every SLP Needs to Know

CMS surprised speech-language pathologists with a proposed pediatric G code, creating new questions about reimbursement, billing, and the future of pediatric speech thera

ASHA’s New Consumer Website Raises Big Questions for SLPs

ASHA launched a new consumer-facing website, and SLPs immediately started digging. In this episode, Jeanette Benigas, PhD/SLP, and Stephanie Feero, MS/SLP, unpack the new

CPT 92507 Option B: This Is Our Week to Advocate

CPT 92507 Option B is officially in front of the AMA Editorial Panel, and this is the week that decides what happens next. In this episode, Jeanette Benigas, PhD/SLP, sit

State by State: West Virginia SLP Advocacy, Leadership, and the 2026 Convention

Leaders from the West Virginia Speech-Language-Hearing Association (WVSHA) join the conversation to discuss advocacy, leadership, and the role of state organizations in s

CPT 92507 Q&A for SLPs: Your Questions Answered

SLPs had a lot of questions after our last episode on CPT 92507, so we brought back healthcare reimbursement expert Rick Gawenda to answer them. In this Q&A episode, we

CPT 92507 Is Being Deleted? What Every SLP Must Know About the New Speech Therapy Codes

CPT 92507 is being deleted and replaced with new time-based speech therapy CPT codes. What does this mean for SLP reimbursement, Medicare billing, work RVUs, and complian

How to Find a Speech Therapist: Why Speech Connect Is a Game-Changer for SLPs

Speech Connect, SLP directory, private practice growth, ASHA ProFind alternative, and access to speech therapy, this episode covers it all. Dr. Jeanette Benigas sits dow

State by State: Virginia SLP Association, Advocacy & 2026 Conference

In this State by State episode, Dr. Jeanette Benigas talks with Emily Bromer. MS/SLP, from the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia (SHAV), about what a state

SLPs Are Asking About ASHA’s CCC Refund Policy: Here’s Why

In this solo episode, Jeanette Benigas, PhD/SLP, unpacks why speech-language pathologists across the country are suddenly questioning ASHA’s CCC refund policy, and what c

The Myth of the Perfect SLP

Burnout is driving talented SLPs out of the profession, and perfectionism is a major reason why. In this episode, we break down the myth of the “perfect SLP” and how unre

Proof of Life

After an unexpected eight-week silence, Dr. Jeanette Benigas returns to the Fix SLP Podcast to explain where she’s been, what’s been happening behind the scenes, and why

Real SLP Stories: Grad Student Discrimination, CCC Confusion & F-Code Insurance Chaos

In this listener mailbag episode, SLP grad students, clinicians, and private practice owners call the Minivan Meltdown line to share what’s really happening behind the sc

The Invisible Workload of School-Based SLPs: Research, Burnout, and Leadership Fails

SLP burnout isn’t a personal failure; it’s a systems problem. In this episode, Dr. Jeanette Benigas and Preston Lewis, MS/SLP, talk with researchers Dr. Tobias Kroll (Tex

Union Power & Policy Change: Oregon SLPs Ended Pay-Per-Visit (Home Health & Hospice)

Dr. Jeanette Benigas, SLP, sits down with Oregon SLP Kara Hayden, MS/SLP, to unpack how clinicians organized, lobbied, and helped pass a state law requiring hourly pay, e

I Let My CCC Expire… Then Chose to Reinstate

After letting her CCC lapse without regret, Christal Washington, MS/SLP, later chose to reinstate, on her own terms, to help the private practice she works at grow. She s