Foster Kids, Medicaid Families Lose Autism Therapy After Payment Halt

Foster Kids, Medicaid Families Lose Autism Therapy After Payment Halt

A Fayetteville-based autism therapy provider says it has been forced to pause services for some children after Amerigroup, a managed care organization that administers Georgia Medicaid benefits for low-income families, stopped reimbursing claims — a move the clinic says threatens care for foster children and other Medicaid-insured families. “Abruptly stopping payment on medically necessary services has forced me into an impossible position,” Jes…