Medicaid and ABA Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families in Texas and Illinois
You found out your child qualifies for ABA therapy. Then someone mentioned Medicaid — and suddenly there’s a new set of questions. What does Medicaid actually cover? What does the process look like? How do you start? If you’ve been sitting with those questions, this guide is for you. Both Texas and Illinois cover ABA […]
ABA Therapy in Texas: What Families Need to Know About Coverage, Providers, and Getting Started
At a Glance Texas Medicaid began covering ABA therapy on February 1, 2022 — for children and youth through age 20 enrolled in STAR or STAR Kids plans. Over one million Texans are estimated to be autistic, based on the CDC’s 1-in-31 prevalence rate applied to Texas’s 31.85 million population. Texas commercial insurance plans are […]