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

Who Speaks for Applied Behavior Analysis?

Regulation · May 14, 2026

Who Speaks for Applied Behavior Analysis?

The Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP) now stewards the field's clinical guidelines and its dominant accreditation arm. But a…

Mental Health Clinician Burnout Is Driving the Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis: Reimbursement Cuts, Documentation Burden, and the Federal Parity Rollback Explain Why

Regulation · May 13, 2026

Mental Health Clinician Burnout Is Driving the Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis: Reimbursement Cuts, Documentation Burden, and the Federal Parity Rollback Explain Why

The behavioral health workforce crisis has reached a structural breaking point. In 2026, the challenge is no longer just a…

Minnesota Medicaid ABA: EIDBI fraud prosecutions, provisional licensure, and the 2026 billing-cap fight

Regulation · May 12, 2026

Minnesota Medicaid ABA: EIDBI fraud prosecutions, provisional licensure, and the 2026 billing-cap fight

Minnesota’s EIDBI program is facing a perfect storm of oversight: $20 million in federal fraud guilty pleas, an enrollment pause…

Pediatric Therapy M&A Activity Holds Steady Through April 2026: PE-Backed Platforms Drive Consolidation. Multi-Disciplinary Models Dominate Buyer Demand.

M&A · May 12, 2026

Pediatric Therapy M&A Activity Holds Steady Through April 2026: PE-Backed Platforms Drive Consolidation. Multi-Disciplinary Models Dominate Buyer Demand.

Despite margin compression and high interest rates, pediatric therapy M&A remains resilient, stabilizing at roughly 10 transactions per quarter. PE-backed…

LEARN Behavioral to Acquire Little Leaves From FullBloom in Latest ABA Platform Tuck-In

M&A · May 11, 2026

LEARN Behavioral to Acquire Little Leaves From FullBloom in Latest ABA Platform Tuck-In

Gryphon-backed LEARN Behavioral has acquired Little Leaves Behavioral Services from FullBloom, adding 18 early-intervention ABA centers across Maryland, Virginia, and…

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