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JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - NY Times investigating Medicaid spending on autism therapy in North Carolina

The Times reported that Medicaid often pays about $70 per hour nationally, and $83 in North Carolina, for therapy largely delivered by workers with high school diplomas who earn around $20 per hour.

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Sourcehttps://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/autism-therapy-scrutiny-grows-after-report-clinics
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NYTIMES (Sarah Kliff, Margot Sanger-Katz, Erin Schaff and Asmaa Elkeurti) - Short Naps, Long Hours: How Autism Clinics Squeeze Medicaid Dollars Out of Preschoolers

The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm.

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Sourcehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/health/autism-therapy-clinics.html
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THEFEDERALIST (Christopher Jacobs) - Your Medicaid Taxes Paid For An Autism Therapy Exec’s $2.5M Beach Home

In too many cases, autism therapy is at best a joke designed to bilk money out of Medicaid and at worst a danger to the patients themselves.

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Sourcehttps://thefederalist.com/2026/04/01/your-medicaid-taxes-paid-for-an-autism-therapy-execs-2-5m-beach-home/
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