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 NYSABA Advocacy Day Recap — Albany, NY | February 10, 2026

On Tuesday, 2/10, NYSABA’s Public Policy Committee, joined by NYSABA Board members, NYSABA members, ABA business owners, New York families, and our partners at CASP, came together in Albany to advocate against Medicaid-funded ABA service cuts.

Together, we:

  • Met with 34 legislators
  • Completed 20 collective hours of meetings and material drop-offs
  • Shared how critical ABA services are for families and providers across New York

On February 10, 2026, testimony was also delivered on behalf of NYSABA before the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health, urging the Legislature to reject the Executive Budget’s second Medicaid cut impacting vulnerable children seeking behavioral health care.

Read the testimony here: https://tr.ee/xMFlohwAxo

During these meetings, we also learned that additional Medicaid cuts to ABA services may be proposed beyond the initial reductions, making it even more urgent that lawmakers hear from our community right now.

Access to Medicaid-funded ABA services is something many families in New York have only recently begun to receive, and further cuts threaten life-changing services for children and adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Legislators need to hear from BOTH service providers and, most importantly, families about how these services impact their lives and how further cuts would affect their communities.

2026 NYS CALL TO ACTION — ACT NOW

The Governor’s budget reduces Medicaid spending for Applied Behavior Analysis services by $9.6 million.  This cut will lead to a direct reduction in life-changing services that support children and adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. We need to act quickly to inform the legislature that we reject these cuts! 

Please send: 

  • the general letter AND
  • either the provider or parent/caregiver letter links below:

Take action here:

Advocacy works — but legislators must hear from us now to protect access to care.