LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Advocates for young Nebraskans with autism worry that access to services will take a hit as the state cuts Medicaid reimbursement rates for therapies by a range of ...

Nebraska human services officials said Friday that reductions in Medicaid payment rates for providers of a type of therapy for children with autism that take effect Aug. 1 are needed to keep them ...

Starting Aug. 1, some major changes are coming to Medicaid support from Nebraska for applied behavioral analysis, or ABA, services. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services CEO Dr. Steve Corsi ...

KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, therapy is giving children on the Autism spectrum the chance to live a typical life, but after rising costs the Nebraska Department of Health ...

NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT FIVE. A BLOW TO A NONPROFIT ADVOCATING FOR ABOUT 20,000 MEDICAID ENROLLEES WHO SAY THEY WERE KICKED OFF WITHOUT PROPER NOTICE. NEBRASKA APPLESEED’S LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE IS ...

A new report from a food and environmental advocacy group shows that at least one in four Nebraska kids under the age of five ...

Northeast and North Central Nebraska are home to dozens of rural communities, which we believe are the heartbeat of this ...

LINCOLN — State officials expect that one in three low-income Nebraskans added to Medicaid under a state expansion plan would not qualify for full coverage. Those would be people who fail one or more ...

NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT SIX. IT’S A STORY WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING. CHANGES COMING TO MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS FOR APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, OR ABA. THOSE SERVICES PROVIDE THERAPY AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS ...

Max Perry of Lincoln, challenged by autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy, plays a memory game as part of applied behavior analysis therapy. His mom, Nikki Perry, says the game helps with social ...