Amerigroup

But at the same time, it is negatively impacting families that do legitimately need access to this care.

Specifically talking about foster families in Georgia, Amerigroup cut their rates by 30% back in September.

And we're looking at a survey that's saying 75% of providers in Georgia are not going to be able to continue supporting these families with the rate cuts.

And so it's very important to consider the families that are being so negatively impacted by this.

Well, let me ask you something, sir.

I think sometimes the devil's in the details on this.

When you say AmeriCare, or Amerigroup, is the insurer that covers Georgia's foster kids through Medicaid, and they said, we're just going to cut our autism therapy providers by 30%.

Is that just like a Medax cut to say we're just going to cut by 30% the amount we pay to autism therapy folks or cut the number of patients they're allowed to take? Because...

The Autism Families Alliance, which describes itself as a national advocacy organization dedicated to supporting applied behavior analysis providers and the families who rely on their services, said efforts by the Trump administration and state leaders to fight fraud have gone too far, potentially leaving many of the Georgia's children with autism in foster care without the care that they need.

Warnings in response to a move by Amerigroup, the insurer that covers Georgia's foster children through Medicaid, cut what it pays autism therapy providers by 30%.

Providers caution they may no longer be able to afford to treat vulnerable children.

Many foster families have been able to switch them to another insurer.

Oh, man, those are great questions.

For the most part, young adults who have experienced foster care are able to receive Amerigroup health insurance, which is a form of Medicaid, until they're 26 or through the age of 26.

So that's great and wonderful when it works.

Unfortunately, we see it's not uncommon that young adults, when they leave the system that that health insurance lapses and they are not sure how to like get it back.

So that's really great once we're able to get them on their health insurance again.

Dental health care is, man, it's like near impossible.

We have providers that say they accept Amerigroup health insurance, but for whatever reason, for adults, they don't see them with Amerigroup health insurance.

And then because the young person has health insurance and they don't qualify for the services for non-insured individuals.