WV Advocates Press State to Fix Autism Therapy Workforce Shortage
Advocates for children with autism in West Virginia are urging state officials to address a shortage of workers who provide applied behavior analysis and other therapy services covered by Medicaid. Families report long waitlists and difficulty accessing care due to insufficient numbers of trained providers, particularly in rural areas. The advocates are calling on state leaders to take action on reimbursement rates, provider recruitment, or other policy levers to expand the workforce. No specific legislative or regulatory proposal has yet been detailed in this report.
Persistent workforce shortages in autism therapy directly limit Medicaid beneficiaries' access to medically necessary services, exposing the state to network adequacy concerns and pressure to raise provider reimbursement rates.
Behavioral Health
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