/tags/early-childhood-intervention Early Childhood Intervention en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:14:13 GMT /health/2019-02-20/lawmakers-urged-to-spend-more-on-chronically-underfunded-program-that-helps-kids-with-disabilities Twenty child advocacy groups and nonprofits called on Texas lawmakers this week to increase funding for a struggling program that helps more than 50,000� Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:14:13 GMT /health/2019-02-20/lawmakers-urged-to-spend-more-on-chronically-underfunded-program-that-helps-kids-with-disabilities Ashley Lopez /health/2017-07-26/house-committee-tackles-therapy-cuts-not-included-in-special-session-agenda A Houston lawmaker is trying to get the Legislature to reverse cuts to a Medicaid program that pays for therapy for children with development delays –� Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:04:35 GMT /health/2017-07-26/house-committee-tackles-therapy-cuts-not-included-in-special-session-agenda Ashley Lopez /health/2017-03-07/medicaid-in-texas-could-be-facing-cuts-from-both-federal-and-state-lawmakers Medicaid in Texas is facing possible cuts from both the state and federal governments.According to health care advocates, the Texas Senate is proposing a� Tue, 07 Mar 2017 15:01:30 GMT /health/2017-03-07/medicaid-in-texas-could-be-facing-cuts-from-both-federal-and-state-lawmakers Ashley Lopez /health/2017-01-18/lawyers-advocates-look-for-gaps-in-service-for-children-on-developmental-disability-program About a month ago, cuts to a state Medicaid program providing therapy to children with disabilities and developmental delays went into effect.Child� Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:41:11 GMT /health/2017-01-18/lawyers-advocates-look-for-gaps-in-service-for-children-on-developmental-disability-program Ashley Lopez /health/2016-12-15/therapy-cuts-for-young-children-with-development-issues-officially-start Statewide funding cuts to therapies for young children with developmental delays go into effect today. Some state lawmakers have vowed to reverse cuts� Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:48:49 GMT /health/2016-12-15/therapy-cuts-for-young-children-with-development-issues-officially-start Ashley Lopez /health/2016-11-02/study-early-childhood-program-cuts-affected-enrollment-among-black-children-the-most In 2011, Texas started cutting millions of dollars from the state Early Childhood Intervention program (ECI). At the time, they estimated it would lead to� Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:51:05 GMT /health/2016-11-02/study-early-childhood-program-cuts-affected-enrollment-among-black-children-the-most Ashley Lopez /health/2016-09-27/families-providers-prepare-for-medicaid-cuts-for-children-with-developmental-disabilities Late last week, the Texas Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit about whether decreasing Medicaid reimbursements for programs providing therapies to� Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:28:54 GMT /health/2016-09-27/families-providers-prepare-for-medicaid-cuts-for-children-with-developmental-disabilities Ashley Lopez /health/2016-09-23/texas-supreme-court-allows-medicaid-cuts-to-childrens-therapy-to-proceed A significant cut to the amount of money Texas pays therapists who treat children with disabilities was finally cleared to take effect � more than one� Fri, 23 Sep 2016 23:23:48 GMT /health/2016-09-23/texas-supreme-court-allows-medicaid-cuts-to-childrens-therapy-to-proceed Edgar Walters | Texas Tribune /health/2016-09-15/advocates-ask-lawmakers-to-step-up-and-fund-programs-for-children-with-special-needs State lawmakers are discussing today what to do about a plan to cut Medicaid reimbursement rates for groups that provide therapy to young children with� Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:45:44 GMT /health/2016-09-15/advocates-ask-lawmakers-to-step-up-and-fund-programs-for-children-with-special-needs Ashley Lopez