After outcry, Nevada plans to pay more for autism therapists

Nevada is planning to pay a bit more than it originally proposed for therapists who work with children with autism, after parents complained the hourly rate was too low. State health officials announced Monday that they plan to reimburse providers $31.31 an hour for services provided by registered behavior technicians to children under Medicaid. That’s up from the original proposed rate of $29.50, but well below the $40 rate that many parents requested. State officials say there are 113 re