The state Medicaid ABA plan is being submitted to CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and we should have federal approval soon. We recognize Medicaid is struggling with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) provider capacity, reportedly due to providers being unable to accept Medicaid’s reimbursement rates.
We are deeply saddened that hundreds of children have been wait listed, and authorizations for ABA have expired without any actual treatment commencing. It is troubling that only a small fraction of what the Legislature authorized for this program last year has been accessed, even with over a thousand children waiting to receive services.
If a child in your care has had an authorization for ABA in 2013 and they have not received any ABA therapy, we would like to hear from you. Please contact your WAAA advocates. Let us know when your child was pre-authorized for ABA and how long they've been on a waiting list.