PHOENIX — A new lawsuit blames the state’s Medicaid program for about 1,000 children with autism spectrum disorder for losing the therapy they need.
The claim stems from decisions by two major health insurers who contract with the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to terminate their own contracts with two special programs for autistic children. That, according to the lawsuit, has resulted in these children being in danger of regressing and returning to behavior patterns from before they started getting treatment.
What makes the state’s Medicaid program liable, according to attorney Tim Nelson, is AHCCCS approved the action by Mercy Care and Arizona Complete Health.
