The boom in autism therapy is Medicaid’s fastest-growing jackpot

Some companies have found lucrative opportunities to capitalize on a growing need, extracting payments as high as $800 an hour.

NC legislators, alarmed over increasing cost of autism therapy, search for ways to control it

A type of autism therapy called applied behavioral analysis is under scrutiny by North Carolina legislators and the state auditor’s office because of its rapidly increasing costs to the state’s ...
Sacramento State University

MS in Applied Behavior Analysis

The MS in Applied Behavior Analysis Program at Sacramento State is accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International Accreditation Board. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the field ...
Colorado Politics

Federal audit finds $77.8M in improper Medicaid payments for Colorado autism therapy

A federal audit found Colorado made $77.8 million in improper Medicaid payments for autism therapy after program ...

Autism therapy costs soar for NC Medicaid. Auditor and lawmakers take closer look

State Auditor Dave Boliek said his office is reviewing a "tremendous spike" in Medicaid spending on autism-related therapy services.