Steve Kossor Funding Treatment with Medicaid – A Terrific but Concealed Resource

Funding Treatment with Medicaid – A Terrific but Concealed Resource

The program describes the tug-of-war that exists between state government agents (striving to minimize costs and assure funding for their favorite projects) and the Medicaid Act (which guarantees funding for the treatment of children who are afflicted with disabilities). Participants will understand Medicaid benefits (hint: they're not just for "poor" people) and how to access them to fund treatment for children with disabilities, including all autism spectrum disorders (ASD), throughout the US. The presenter is a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist who has been using Medicaid to fund successful behavioral treatment for children with ASD since 1992, at no cost to parents whatsoever.

Steve Kossor is a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist with more than 30 years of clinical experience. He founded the Institute for Behavior Change in 1996. He has been recognized by the U.S. Congress, both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature, and by the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health for his visionary leadership in the creation of a successful in-home and in-school treatment model for children with serious behavioral difficulties. Independent researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill examined 301 treatment records and found a statistically significant association between delivery of treatment using Mr. Kossor's model and reductions in physical aggression, noncompliance with adult prompts, socialization deficits, and communication deficits in children between the ages of 2 and 17 with autism, ADHD, and other disabling conditions. Mr. Kossor teaches parents and professionals how to create excellent behavioral treatment plans, how Medicaid can be used to fund them (regardless of family income), and how to get and keep treatment funding, despite Managed Care and other obstacles.

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