Texas To Cut Medicaid Therapy Rates For Children With Developmental Disabilities

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), which administers the state's Medicaid program, is proposing to reduce rates by at least 20% for outpatient speech, physical, and occupational therapy services for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. The proposal calls for implementing the new rates by October 1, 2015. Services for about 60,000 children with severe disabilities will be affected.

The rate cut applies to services provided by comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities/outpatient rehabilitation facilities (CORF/ORF), home health agencies (HHA), and independent therapists. In total, the rate cut will reduce the total state outlay for . . .