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Montana’s Medicaid benefit changes to provide more children with autism the treatment they need… with autism! In 2017, Montana began covering Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) when prescribed for children with autism who are served by Medicaid. But in the years since, state officials grew concerned that too few eligible children were using the benefit. The state initiated a careful analysis, including a stakeholder survey and provider focus groups, As a result, a re-vamped program was announced earlier this year with a focus on expanded … As of April 2022, Montana Medicaid served approximately 117,475 individuals (under age 21) throughout the state . The CDC estimates that approximately 1 in 44 or 2.3% of 8-year-old children are autistic. These Medicaid changes will benefit …