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

AI in ABA Is About to Go In-House: Mosaic’s Top Data Scientist Predicts Every Operator Will Build Its Own Software Within Five Years. He Just Stood Up a Resource Site to Help Them Do It Safely.

Technology · May 7, 2026

AI in ABA Is About to Go In-House: Mosaic’s Top Data Scientist Predicts Every Operator Will Build Its Own Software Within Five Years. He Just Stood Up a Resource Site to Help Them Do It Safely.

Dr. David Cox of Mosaic Pediatric Therapy predicts that within five years, every ABA company will be running on software…

ABA Documentation Audit Findings, Code by Code: What the OIG Flagged on 97153, 97155, 97156, and the Session Notes Auditors Are Reading

Regulation · May 6, 2026

ABA Documentation Audit Findings, Code by Code: What the OIG Flagged on 97153, 97155, 97156, and the Session Notes Auditors Are Reading

Federal auditors are not debating the clinical value of ABA—they are questioning the paperwork. With over $123 million in recommended…

RISE Rule Caps Federal Student Loans at $20,500 for Behavioral Health Graduate Programs. Master’s-Level BCBAs, Social Workers, and Counselors Fall Outside the New “Professional Degree” Definition.

Regulation · May 6, 2026

RISE Rule Caps Federal Student Loans at $20,500 for Behavioral Health Graduate Programs. Master’s-Level BCBAs, Social Workers, and Counselors Fall Outside the New “Professional Degree” Definition.

The Department of Education’s finalized RISE rule creates a steep financial barrier for the behavioral health workforce. By excluding BCBAs,…

North Carolina Medicaid ABA Rates Restored After Court Injunction: HB 696 Now Sets the Oversight Terms for Autism Providers

Regulation · May 5, 2026

North Carolina Medicaid ABA Rates Restored After Court Injunction: HB 696 Now Sets the Oversight Terms for Autism Providers

After a 10% rate cut triggered a parents' lawsuit and a Wake County injunction, North Carolina has restored ABA reimbursement…

Behavioral Health Reimbursement Lags Behind the Clinical Evidence It Is Supposed to Support. Providers Say That Gap Is Freezing Innovation Inside Their Own Programs.

Regulation · May 5, 2026

Behavioral Health Reimbursement Lags Behind the Clinical Evidence It Is Supposed to Support. Providers Say That Gap Is Freezing Innovation Inside Their Own Programs.

In behavioral health, the rueful shorthand "you do what you get paid for" has become an operational ceiling. While the…

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