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Medicaid spending on ABA therapy
CMS reports $10.11 billion in Medicaid and CHIP payments for ABA services in 2025. Compare the national series and reported state totals.
Federal audits of autism-service payments
Four HHS-OIG audits estimated at least $198.6 million in improper payments. Their service definitions and audited years differ.
Autism rates across CDC monitoring sites
The CDC's 1-in-31 estimate describes eight-year-olds in 16 monitoring sites in 2022. Those sites are not representative samples of their states.
BCBA workforce density by state
The saved BACB snapshot lists 81,570 BCBAs across the 50 states and DC. Compare credential counts with each state's population under 18.
Autism in US special education
IDEA counted 1,031,968 students ages 6–21 under the autism category in fall 2024. The same-age count was 443,994 in fall 2012.
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