Arizona families say AHCCCS left autistic children stranded without therapy options

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 1,634

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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The families of hundreds of children with autism spectrum disorder fear they’ll lose access to therapies they rely on, and they say that Arizona’s Medicaid program is to blame.

Families and advocates gathered Thursday at the state Capitol in Phoenix to call on the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state’s Medicaid plan, to ensure that its contracted care organizations are actually providing the care for which they are paid.

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