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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Washington Medicaid ABA Reimbursement Splits in Two for 2026: Technician Pay Tracks the Region While Analyst Pay Lags. The January Apple Health Fee Schedule Sets 97153 at $12.40 and 97155 at Just $14.09 per Unit.

Regulation · Jun 24, 2026

Washington Medicaid ABA Reimbursement Splits in Two for 2026: Technician Pay Tracks the Region While Analyst Pay Lags. The January Apple Health Fee Schedule Sets 97153 at $12.40 and 97155 at Just $14.09 per Unit.

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) has finalized its 2026 Apple Health Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) fee schedule, introducing…

Oregon Medicaid ABA Rates Held Steady Into 2026, Sitting at the Top of the Regional Range. The State’s $32.07 Analyst Rate and Coordinated Care Model Set It Apart From Neighboring Washington.

Regulation · Jun 24, 2026

Oregon Medicaid ABA Rates Held Steady Into 2026, Sitting at the Top of the Regional Range. The State’s $32.07 Analyst Rate and Coordinated Care Model Set It Apart From Neighboring Washington.

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has taken a defiant stance against nationwide behavioral health downsizing by locking its Medicaid autism…

Samantha Parnham Turned a RICO Headline Into an Investigation of ABA Centers of America. The Oregon Behavior Analyst Behind the Substack Reinforcement and Ruin Has Become a Gathering Point for the Company’s Sources.

M&A · Jun 23, 2026

Samantha Parnham Turned a RICO Headline Into an Investigation of ABA Centers of America. The Oregon Behavior Analyst Behind the Substack Reinforcement and Ruin Has Become a Gathering Point for the Company’s Sources.

An independent clinician in Oregon has transformed a series of high-stakes corporate lawsuits into a full-scale grassroots investigation. Driven by…

How ABA Became an Industry: From Skinner to Private Equity

Regulation · Jun 23, 2026

How ABA Became an Industry: From Skinner to Private Equity

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) did not begin as a commercial enterprise; it was forged in mid-century university research labs as…

Indianapolis ABA Provider Stepping Stones Behavioral Solutions Has Shut Down. A Closure Letter to Families Cites Medicaid Payment Holds, an Anthem Network Termination, and Mounting Credentialing Backlogs.

M&A · Jun 22, 2026

Indianapolis ABA Provider Stepping Stones Behavioral Solutions Has Shut Down. A Closure Letter to Families Cites Medicaid Payment Holds, an Anthem Network Termination, and Mounting Credentialing Backlogs.

The turbulent stabilization of the Midwest's Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) market has claimed a prominent regional operator. Stepping Stones Behavioral…

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