Autism Learning Partners Closes New York Medicaid Panels As Reimbursement Falls Below National Benchmarks

Autism Learning Partners (ALP), a national provider organization of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, has closed its New York Medicaid panels to new Medicaid and Child Health Plus consumers, effective April 17, 2026. The decision follows two consecutive reimbursement reductions to ABA services in New York—a 12.5% cut on October 1, 2025, and an additional 12.5% reduction on April 1, 2026. ALP states that the cumulative impact has made continued Medicaid participation financially unviable.

ALP currently serves 523 children in New York, 480 of whom are Medicaid or Child Health Plus members. An additional 118 children are . . .