Amazon has added Expressable, a virtual speech-therapy company, as the first speech-therapy provider on its Health Benefits Connector — a platform that matches customers to digital-health services covered by their employer benefits.
Expressable offers online speech therapy from licensed therapists, covering early language development, speech and language disorders, stuttering, apraxia, aphasia, voice disorders and autism-related communication challenges. Sessions are scheduled after school, in evenings and on weekends, and include one-on-one virtual visits plus personalized home programs involving parents and caregivers.
How it works
The Health Benefits Connector verifies coverage by collecting a user’s information (name, date of birth, email, employer and insurance carrier) to check whether their plan covers the service, then connects eligible members to care. “Discoverability is at the heart of this collaboration,” said Expressable co-founder Spencer Magloff.
Why it matters
About 1 in 14 US children has a speech, language or voice disorder, yet roughly 40% don’t receive support. “Effective speech and language skills are foundational to healthy childhood development,” said Amazon Health Services’ John Singerling. The move deepens Amazon’s steady push into healthcare — here by helping people find and use benefits they may not know they have.