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Advocates press committee to extend MassHealth ABA coverage past age 21
Summary
Family advocates, The Arc of Massachusetts and disability councils urged the committee to expand MassHealth coverage to include applied behavior analysis (ABA) for adults with autism and complex developmental disabilities, citing evidence of effectiveness and inequities between privately insured and MassHealth-covered adults.
BOSTON — Parents, advocates and nonprofit groups urged the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing to extend MassHealth coverage of applied behavior analysis (ABA) to adults with autism and complex developmental disabilities, saying current age limits force a “cliff” of care when recipients turn 21.
Mara Sullivan, CEO of The Arc of Massachusetts, said the bills H1351/S871 (and related measures) would require MassHealth to cover ABA for people over 21 “as private insurance already does.” Sullivan, who identified herself as a parent of two adult sons with…
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