 Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | | |
| | | | | BY MEG WINGERTER The state and autism therapy providers are blaming each other for an audit that showed high rates of improper Medicaid payments, while families are just worried that their kids will lose treatment. Applied behavioral analysis attempts to teach people with autism skills for communication and self-care by breaking down behavior into steps. Some autistic adults oppose it as intended to make kids behave in neurotypical ways, rather than valuing their differences. But families of children with more severe symptoms credit it with helping them live more independently. | | | | Colorado officials say autism therapy providers saw an opportunity to make money in a new field without much federal guidance. Providers say the state is punishing them for its mistakes. | | | | | A Weld County resident has a confirmed case of the measles and may have exposed people at a northern Colorado hospital to the virus this week, public health officials said Wednesday. | | | | | Researchers conducted a randomized trial involving 82 adult smokers. | | | | | The Broomfield schools outbreak has grown to nine cases, with the state health department announcing two confirmed infections and one probable case in people who share living space with people who got sick. | | | | | Researchers consider measles among the most contagious diseases. | | | | | Arvada Mayor Lauren Simpson is encouraging women in their 40s to get an initial mammogram, even if they don’t have an alarming family history. | | | | | What we're reading | |
