by Ethan Webb | Jul 24, 2026 | Regulation
Wyoming’s pediatric ABA rate holds mid-range while its DD waiver cut 97153 to $7.00 after ARPA funds lapsed. A July 2026 schedule restored the waiver rate to $19.23. Key Takeaways A funding cliff cut waiver ABA pay. When enhanced pandemic-era federal funding for home-...
by Ethan Webb | Jul 22, 2026 | Regulation
Alaska’s July 2026 autism fee schedule raised 97153 to $31.95 and 97155 to $41.97 per unit, a rate-study-driven reset that tops its Western peers. Key Takeaways Alaska’s autism rates had drifted out of balance. Before July 2026, the state adjusted its autism fee...
by Ethan Webb | Jul 11, 2026 | Regulation
North Dakota Medicaid pays the lowest ABA technician rate among its neighboring states, and two straight 2 percent increases have not lifted it off the bottom of the range. Key Takeaways North Dakota sets the region’s lowest technician rate. Under the fee schedule...
by Ethan Webb | Jun 26, 2026 | Regulation
OIG audits flag hundreds of millions in improper autism therapy payments. Dr. Gina Green says providers and regulators share the blame, and the fix is partnership. A wave of federal audits has put Medicaid billing for ABA services for beneficiaries with autism under a...
