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Council to place revised Human Services funding for Children’s Therapy Center on consent agenda after commission review
Summary
The Human Services Commission recommended that Burien continue funding a revised program from Children's Therapy Center after the agency said it would sunset individualized therapy due to Medicaid reimbursement changes and shift to family navigation and play‑and‑learn groups.
Lede: The Burien City Council agreed on April 21 to place on a future consent agenda a revision to its 2025 Human Services General Fund allocation for Children’s Therapy Center after the Human Services Commission reviewed the agency’s request to shift funded services.
Nut graf: Children's Therapy Center told funders in February that changes in Medicaid reimbursement and therapy service models had prompted the agency to sunset its individualized pediatric therapy program; the agency requested…
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