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 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…

Merakey and Boundless Affiliate to Form a $1 Billion Nonprofit in Human Services. Their Parent-Affiliate Model Aims to Scale Without Erasing Boundless’s Local Identity.

M&A · Jun 26, 2026

Merakey and Boundless Affiliate to Form a $1 Billion Nonprofit in Human Services. Their Parent-Affiliate Model Aims to Scale Without Erasing Boundless’s Local Identity.

Moving decisively ahead of macro financial headwinds, human services titans Merakey USA and Boundless have finalized a strategic affiliation creating…

Behavioral Health Isn’t All ABA: Inside the Medicaid Audit Wave

Regulation · Jun 26, 2026

Behavioral Health Isn’t All ABA: Inside the Medicaid Audit Wave

A relentless wave of federal Office of Inspector General (OIG) audits has placed Medicaid-funded autism therapy under a harsh compliance…