ABA therapy in Yates Center, KS
About 1,300 people live in Yates Center, across 2.53 square miles — spread out, at roughly 520 people per square mile. Families here hit the same two questions: what’s actually available, and who pays for it.
- 80 mi to the nearest city
- Kansas Medicaid covers eligible children
- In-home visits come to you
What’s available in Yates Center
In-home and telehealth aren't a compromise here
The nearest city of 50,000 or more is Lawrence, about 80 miles from Yates Center. Nobody should relocate or spend three hours a day in a car to get their child autism care. A plan built around your home — with telehealth carrying the parent coaching between visits — is the right answer here, not the fallback.
Yates Center by the numbers
- Population
- 1,315
- 2024 census estimate
- Land area
- 2.53 sq mi
- 520 people per square mile
- Size in Kansas
- #158
- of 193 communities we cover
- Size in Woodson County
- #1
- the county's only incorporated place this size
Yates Center has shrunk about 2% since the 2020 census — where population is falling, in-person provider coverage tends to thin out first, which is exactly when in-home and telehealth matter most.
Which rules apply to you
About 42% of Woodson County's 3,111 residents live in Yates Center, one of 3 incorporated places in the county. The county's rules govern you; the county page has the full coverage detail.
Coverage itself is set statewide, not locally. Kansas Medicaid covers medically necessary ABA for eligible children anywhere in Kansas, and Kansas’s autism insurance law reaches private plans issued in the state. Your address changes which providers can reach you — it doesn’t change whether you’re covered.
Yates Center questions, straight answers
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ABA therapy near Yates Center
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