Until recently, TRICARE has only provided ABA therapy for active duty families under a program called the Extended Care Health Option (ECHO).Military families and advocacy organizations lobbied Congress in 2012 to include language to correct the deficiencies in the ECHO program in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2288 and the Caring for Military Kids with Autism Act).The bills passed both the House and the Senate, but were significantly changed during the conference committee.On June 25, details of TRICARE's new ABA policy were finally announced. The new program is significantly more restrictive, including an age limit and additional testing requirements outside of normal ABA best practices. President Obama please,for our kids,prevent the implementation of this new policy.



