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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Virginia Medicaid Will Cap ABA at 20 Hours a Week Starting July 1

Regulation · Jul 1, 2026

Virginia Medicaid Will Cap ABA at 20 Hours a Week Starting July 1

Virginia has officially joined the national wave of states capping public autism service expenditures. Taking effect July 1, 2026, the…

Medi-Cal ABA Coverage Faces a Sweeping Rewrite Under California’s Draft All Plan Letter

Regulation · Jun 30, 2026

Medi-Cal ABA Coverage Faces a Sweeping Rewrite Under California’s Draft All Plan Letter

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has introduced a massive, highly contested overhaul of its Medicaid autism benefit…

Behavioral Health Conferences in 2026: The Essential Events for ABA, Autism, and Mental Health Leaders

Technology · Jun 30, 2026

Behavioral Health Conferences in 2026: The Essential Events for ABA, Autism, and Mental Health Leaders

The domestic behavioral health sector is undergoing a massive, multi-front realignment. As independent clinicians and private equity-backed rollups struggle against…

Frontera’s Bet on Access and Efficiency: Why an AI Autism Startup Is Selling Tokens vs. Seats, and Insisting on Taking on the Hardest Cases

Technology · Jun 29, 2026

Frontera’s Bet on Access and Efficiency: Why an AI Autism Startup Is Selling Tokens vs. Seats, and Insisting on Taking on the Hardest Cases

The operational foundation of the domestic Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) marketplace is fracturing under intense public payer pushback. While legacy…

Idaho Moves Medicaid ABA Off the 97-Series and Onto Three H-Codes for 2026: Behavioral Intervention Replaces Behavioral Modification Under a December 1 Transition

Regulation · Jun 29, 2026

Idaho Moves Medicaid ABA Off the 97-Series and Onto Three H-Codes for 2026: Behavioral Intervention Replaces Behavioral Modification Under a December 1 Transition

The state of Idaho has fundamentally altered the billing mechanics of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) by abandoning standard CPT programming…

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