Action Alert Updated 3/6/2026:  The Washington state budget negotiators are meeting now to make final budget decisions.  The House budget proposes to cut $40 million from therapy services by eliminating adult coverage in Medicaid. The Senate budget proposes no cuts to therapy. We can still win this in the final budget!

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One client with autism was struggling with depression and unable to get out of bed some days. Then she came to therapy and got the support she needed. Her progress led to landing a job. I’m grateful for her success and that she can switch from Apple Health (Medicaid) to an employer-sponsored health plan. I worry for everyone at risk of losing access to care. It can be a lifeline.” -Mikayla Wooley, Empower Tomorrow Therapy Services

“The real cost is human,” says Cathy Murahashi, Public Policy Specialist for The Arc of Washington State. She has seen how powerful therapies can be for people with disabilities, including her son David, who survived a serious brain bleed. “These services are not ‘extras.’ My son had to relearn how to walk, talk, eat, read, and care for himself. This would not have been possible without intensive therapies. They gave him back his life. I cannot imagine the despair and hopelessness of being denied the chance to recover.”

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