Oklahoma halted Medicaid payments to Mirabelle Care, then a court resumed them

Behavioral Health Business reported on October 14, 2026 that the Oklahoma Health Care Authority suddenly stopped all Medicaid payments to Mirabelle Care, formerly KidsChoice Therapy, an Oklahoma pediatric therapy provider that offers ABA, speech therapy, occupational therapy, sensory based feeding therapy and youth counseling. The article says the grounds for the halt were disputable and does not give the date it began.

The article says the company won an early legal ruling that resumed payments while allegations of fraud by its previous ownership are addressed. It does not name the court or describe the ruling further. It also reports that Aquitaine Capital, a private equity firm, acquired the company at the beginning of 2026, and that Aquitaine's managing partner, Elizabeth Broomfield, is board chair of Mirabelle Care. The article quotes Broomfield's comments from a webinar and includes no statement from the company itself.

The article's broader point, drawing on Broomfield's remarks, is that heightened scrutiny of autism therapy is likely to become the norm and that providers of every size should be ready to defend their documentation and billing. It says scrutiny can weed out bad actors but can also catch good providers and often lacks nuance, and it suggests providers stress test their finances, diversify payer mix and service lines, and understand their contracts and costs.

We have not seen a statement from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the court order, or the underlying allegations. The date of the halt, the court and the basis for the ruling are not in the article.