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Committee declines to extend Medicaid ABA coverage to adults with autism
Summary
Senate Bill 507, which would have removed a Medicaid age limit and allowed applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy coverage for some adults with autism, failed in committee after state Medicaid officials said the existing waiver language would broaden eligibility and could raise costs substantially.
The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee heard testimony April 2 on Senate Bill 507, a measure to remove an age cap and allow Medicaid coverage of applied behavior analysis (ABA) services for adults with autism. Committee members heard personal testimony about benefits but were persuaded by state fiscal analysis and regulatory concerns and ultimately voted not to advance the bill.
Ron Cook, whose adult son receives ABA therapy, said the services enabled his son to work part time, take college classes and…
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