A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week at the facilities.
Category: Medicaid
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Short Naps, Long Hours: How Autism Clinics Squeeze Medicaid Dollars Out of Preschoolers
The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm.
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2 Minnesota Autism Therapy Providers to Be Charged in $46 Million Medicaid Fraud Case
The Justice Department claims that clinics used fake diagnoses and kickbacks to parents to bring children into treatment.
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Trump Administration Will Withhold $1.3 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California
Vice President JD Vance said the state had not done enough to fight fraud in the public health insurance program.
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States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment
Citing shortfalls in federal support, about 20 states are toughening eligibility requirements for patients in drug assistance programs.
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What Trump’s New Drug Pricing Deal Means for People With Obesity
The president’s agreement with drug companies involves a range of prices, depending on dose, product and how you’re paying.
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‘A Big Positive’: How One Company Plans to Profit From Medicaid Cuts
New work requirements are expected to leave millions of poor Americans uninsured. For Equifax, which charges states steep prices for its trove of employment data, it is a business opportunity.
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U.S. Health Workers Recalled From Shutdown Furlough for Medicare, A.C.A. Enrollments
A federal agency said its employees would return on Monday, with the costs paid by user fees collected from researchers.
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Trump to Announce a Drug Pricing Deal With AstraZeneca
The move would follow a similar agreement with Pfizer. Other companies are engaged in talks with the White House that would help them avoid tariffs on their products overseas.
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How Trump’s Online Drugstore May Affect Your Drug Costs
President Trump and top health officials announced a deal with Pfizer to try to lower Medicaid prices, and a website to help consumers buy drugs directly from manufacturers.
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Trump Announces Pfizer Deal to Lower Some Drug Prices and Unveils TrumpRx Website
The administration said the drug company would sell many of its products to the government insurance program for lower-income Americans at prices that align with those in Europe.