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

Sober-Living Fraud in Arizona Killed Medicaid Patients on the State’s Watch. The Reckoning Is Reshaping How the Country Regulates Recovery Housing.

Regulation · Aug 3, 2026

Sober-Living Fraud in Arizona Killed Medicaid Patients on the State’s Watch. The Reckoning Is Reshaping How the Country Regulates Recovery Housing.

The fallout from Arizona's $2.5 billion Medicaid sober-living scandal continues to ripple across the national behavioral health landscape. Uncovered after…

CCBHC Expansion Adds Ten States to a Model That Pays What Care Actually Costs. The Timing Runs Directly Into the Largest Medicaid Cuts in the Program’s History.

Regulation · Jul 31, 2026

CCBHC Expansion Adds Ten States to a Model That Pays What Care Actually Costs. The Timing Runs Directly Into the Largest Medicaid Cuts in the Program’s History.

The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model represents the most significant federal experiment in restructuring behavioral health financing from…

Peer Support Reimbursement Now Reaches Nearly Every State, and the Rules Change at Each Border. Medicaid Buys Lived Experience in Fifteen-Minute Units.

Regulation · Jul 30, 2026

Peer Support Reimbursement Now Reaches Nearly Every State, and the Rules Change at Each Border. Medicaid Buys Lived Experience in Fifteen-Minute Units.

While Medicaid reimbursement for Certified Peer Support Specialists has achieved near-universal coverage across 48 states and the District of Columbia,…

Arkansas Medicaid ABA Rates in 2026: A Steady Fee Schedule and a Delivery System Split Across EPSDT, PASSE, and an Autism Waiver

Regulation · Jul 30, 2026

Arkansas Medicaid ABA Rates in 2026: A Steady Fee Schedule and a Delivery System Split Across EPSDT, PASSE, and an Autism Waiver

While several state Medicaid programs scaled back Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) reimbursement rates throughout 2025 and 2026, Arkansas maintained an…

Pediatric Therapy M&A Held at 22 Deals in the First Half of 2026 as Private Equity-Backed Platforms Took Two-Thirds of the Buyer Pool

M&A · Jul 29, 2026

Pediatric Therapy M&A Held at 22 Deals in the First Half of 2026 as Private Equity-Backed Platforms Took Two-Thirds of the Buyer Pool

Mid-year transaction tracking confirms that pediatric therapy mergers and acquisitions have entered a phase of structural stabilization. Mergium Advisors identified…

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