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Autism providers, families press Senate committee for higher Medicaid reimbursement for ABA therapy
Summary
Providers and parents urged the Senate Finance Committee to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates for applied behavior analysis (ABA) autism therapy, saying low rates have kept many providers out of Medicaid and left thousands of Texas children on waiting lists.
At the Senate Finance Committee public hearing on Article 2, autism-service providers and parents testified that inadequate Medicaid rates are preventing many Texas children from receiving applied behavior analysis (ABA), a service providers described as the medical standard of care for autism.
Dr. Brian Devoy, vice president of public policy for Action Behavior Centers, told the committee Action Behavior Centers serves…
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