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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Articles by Ethan Webb

Nonprofit Behavioral Health Financial Benchmarking: A New Scorecard Is Closing the Industry’s Strategic Blind Spot

M&A · Apr 15, 2026

Nonprofit Behavioral Health Financial Benchmarking: A New Scorecard Is Closing the Industry’s Strategic Blind Spot

Most nonprofit leaders know their mission, but few know how their EBITDA margin or "days cash on hand" compares to…

Texas Medicaid: STAR Kids, the LBA Requirement, and a Fee Schedule That Pays More for Assessment Than Treatment

Regulation · Apr 14, 2026

Texas Medicaid: STAR Kids, the LBA Requirement, and a Fee Schedule That Pays More for Assessment Than Treatment

Texas is one of the nation's most compelling—and complex—Medicaid ABA markets. Since launching its benefit in 2022, the state has…

ABA Providers in Massachusetts Are Facing Six-Figure Recoupments Over a Supervision Standard That Was Never Codified as a Payment Condition. They Have Retained Attorneys and Are Threatening to Sue.

Regulation · Apr 13, 2026

ABA Providers in Massachusetts Are Facing Six-Figure Recoupments Over a Supervision Standard That Was Never Codified as a Payment Condition. They Have Retained Attorneys and Are Threatening to Sue.

In Massachusetts, the word "recoupment" has turned into a battle cry. Following a retrospective audit of 2024 Medicaid claims, MassHealth…

Selling a Behavioral Health Practice: What Your Financial Statements Need to Show Before Due Diligence Starts

M&A · Apr 10, 2026

Selling a Behavioral Health Practice: What Your Financial Statements Need to Show Before Due Diligence Starts

Deals do not usually fall apart because a behavioral health business is bad; they fall apart because the financial statements…

When Autism Research Conflicts: A Conversation with Dr. Gina Green

Regulation · Apr 9, 2026

When Autism Research Conflicts: A Conversation with Dr. Gina Green

When a new autism study makes headlines, it often creates more questions than answers. Fifteen hours or forty? Comprehensive or…

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