After her daughter turned 1 year old, Nat Choran started to notice a problem.
Her toddler didn’t know many words. The family tried many things but the biggest difference, Choran said, came after they got free, at-home support from a speech therapist, thanks to Alabama’s Early Intervention program.
Now, though, some Early Intervention programs are laying off staff and pulling back on services. They say a new state reimbursement rate won’t cover what it takes them to pay therapists and specialists…