The Financialization of Autism Therapy: Investigating Medicaid Billing Trends
The Expansion of Autism Treatment Services As the demand for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy has surged across the United States, private equity-backed autism clinics have rapidly expanded, triggering significant scrutiny over Medicaid billing practices and the quality of care provided to preschool-aged children. State regulators and federal investigators are currently examining widespread allegations of…