The prevalence of autism diagnoses has increased in recent years as autism awareness has risen. Developmental and behavior deficits are often attributed to autism. Autism is a spectrum. Symptoms vary from slight to severe. States and the federal Medicaid program began to require coverage for autism therapy. Private equity has taken notice and began to invest. As a result, autism clinics – much of the therapy paid by Medicaid – have sprung up all over the country.
Category: Policy & Legislation
Drugged Driving is Hard to Detect, Hard to Stop and Ensnares Innocent People
Driving under the influence has not gone away but there is a new problem: drugged driving. Drugged driving has been around for decades, but it is becoming an issue now that many states have approved recreational and medicinal marijuana.
Friday Links – 22 May 2026
- Fracking has saved US consumers $3 to $4 trillion.
- Trump out-of-pocket limit for bronze plans in 2027: $15,600 for an individual and $27,600 for a family in 2027. (What are they thinking???)
- Are we underestimating health care productivity gains?
- Evidence that immigrant labor adds to the workforce and output and does not substitute for domestic labor or domestic labor output.
- Using ice may make pain last longer.
- Even when crime falls in America, it still generally leaves us about 5x as violent as Europe.
- Unbelievable: California Medicaid coves exorcisms.