Ethan Webb

Ethan Webb

Staff Writer, Acuity Media Network

Ethan Webb is a staff writer at Acuity Media Network, where he covers the business of autism and behavioral health care. His reporting examines how financial pressures, policy changes, and market consolidation shape the ABA industry — and what that means for providers and families. Ethan holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College and brings more than seven years of professional writing and editing experience spanning healthcare, finance, and business journalism. He has served as Managing Editor of Dental Lifestyles Magazine and has ghostwritten multiple titles that reached the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.

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Behavioral Health “Ghost Networks” Are Real, and 2026 Is the Year Enforcement Caught Up.

Regulation · Aug 14, 2026

Behavioral Health “Ghost Networks” Are Real, and 2026 Is the Year Enforcement Caught Up.

Secret-shopper studies consistently find that only 18% of behavioral health clinicians listed in health insurance directories are reachable and taking…

Virginia Medicaid ABA Rates Frozen Since 2021, Capped at 20 Hours a Week, as the DD Waiver Raised Behavior Analyst Pay by as Much as 26 Percent.

Regulation · Aug 14, 2026

Virginia Medicaid ABA Rates Frozen Since 2021, Capped at 20 Hours a Week, as the DD Waiver Raised Behavior Analyst Pay by as Much as 26 Percent.

Virginia has not changed its Medicaid ABA rates since 2021. In July 2026 it capped therapy at 20 hours a…

The Autism Services Cliff: Kids Age Out of ABA Into a System Built for No One.

Regulation · Aug 13, 2026

The Autism Services Cliff: Kids Age Out of ABA Into a System Built for No One.

Over 50,000 autistic youth age out of the school system and pediatric care annually, entering an adult healthcare landscape unprepared…

West Virginia Medicaid ABA Rates Frozen Since 2021 at $9.90 per Technician Unit, Region’s Lowest.

Regulation · Aug 13, 2026

West Virginia Medicaid ABA Rates Frozen Since 2021 at $9.90 per Technician Unit, Region’s Lowest.

West Virginia’s Medicaid Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) fee schedule remains frozen at 2021 levels, offering a regional floor of $9.90…

Autism Gets a Hair Test: LinusBio and Frontera Build a Business Around ClearStrand as Scientists Question Whether the Biomarker Is Ready.

Technology · Aug 13, 2026

Autism Gets a Hair Test: LinusBio and Frontera Build a Business Around ClearStrand as Scientists Question Whether the Biomarker Is Ready.

The clinical pathway to an autism diagnosis remains constrained by long evaluation waitlists, with the national median age of identification…

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