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Board Certified Behavior Analysts
Coverage of Board Certified Behavior Analysts in the Nexus archive.
- Latest fraud scheme targets taxpayer-funded autism therapy boom
Medicaid spending on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for autism has surged into the billions, prompting partisan debates over fraud enforcement and access to care. Republican-led states like Florida emphasize oversight, while others like Georgia focus on reimbursement rates. Federal investigations in Minnesota reveal large-scale Medicaid fraud schemes involving unnecessary services and inflated billing.