Washington Medicaid ABA Reimbursement Splits in Two for 2026: Technician Pay Tracks the Region While Analyst Pay Lags. The January Apple Health Fee Schedule Sets 97153 at $12.40 and 97155 at Just $14.09 per Unit.

by Ethan Webb | Jun 24, 2026 | Regulation

Washington’s 2026 Apple Health fee schedule pays ABA technicians near regional norms but sets the analyst 97155 rate far below Oregon and Nevada. Key Takeaways Washington cut its Apple Health (Medicaid) applied behavior analysis fee schedule by 2 percent effective...

Oregon Medicaid ABA Rates Held Steady Into 2026, Sitting at the Top of the Regional Range. The State’s $32.07 Analyst Rate and Coordinated Care Model Set It Apart From Neighboring Washington.

by Ethan Webb | Jun 24, 2026 | Regulation

Oregon’s behavioral health fee schedule left ABA rates unchanged for 2026, keeping the 97155 analyst rate at $32.07, among the highest in the Western states. Key Takeaways Oregon’s behavioral health fee schedule, reissued effective February 1, 2026, left every applied...

Nevada Medicaid ABA Reimbursement Reached $30.10 per Unit for Professional-Delivered Care as Spending Surged. Here Is What Drove the Increase and Where Autism Access Still Lags in 2026.

by Ethan Webb | Jun 17, 2026 | Regulation

Nevada’s Medicaid ABA rate hit $30.10 per 15-minute unit for professional care, $13.01 for technicians, in 2025. See the fee schedule and the access gaps. Key Takeaways A substantial professional rate increase. Nevada’s professional ABA code (97155), and care billed...

Utah Medicaid ABA Reimbursement Rates Just Became Harder to Cut. Senate Bill 160 Locks In a Permanent Rate-Increase Mechanism for Autism Providers in 2026.

by Ethan Webb | Jun 16, 2026 | Regulation

Utah’s SB160 makes its Medicaid ABA rate-increase mechanism permanent. See current 97153 and 97155 rates, the fee-for-service carve-out, and regional comparisons. Key Takeaways A permanent rate-increase mechanism. Utah families and ABA providers have spent years...

Vermont Medicaid ABA Reimbursement Now Runs on Two Tracks After a January 2026 Billing Overhaul. A 14-Tier Case Rate Anchors Medicaid-Only Autism Care While Fee-for-Service Rates Sit Frozen Since 2019.

by Ethan Webb | Jun 14, 2026 | Regulation

Vermont Medicaid’s 2026 ABA overhaul curbs concurrent billing and assistant-analyst codes, splitting autism pay between a 14-tier case rate and frozen FFS rates. Key Takeaways Frozen base rates. Vermont Medicaid’s fee-for-service ABA rates have not moved...