Autism Therapy Scrutiny Grows After Report on Clinics

Autism therapy scrutiny grows after report on clinics

(Carolina Journal) – Autism therapy clinics that have drawn a national spotlight on the same Medicaid spending and oversight concerns North Carolina lawmakers and state Auditor Dave Boliek have been raising for months is the subject of a New York…

Autism therapy scrutiny grows after NYT report on NC clinics

A New York Times investigation into autism therapy clinics has put a national spotlight on the same Medicaid spending and oversight concerns North Carolina lawmakers and state Auditor Dave Boliek have been raising for months. The Times story, published May 23, focused heavily on Compleat Kidz, a North Carolina-based autism therapy chain, and described young children spending long days in clinics while Medicaid covers much of the cost.  More than…

NY Times investigating Medicaid spending on autism therapy in North Carolina

The Times reported that Medicaid often pays about $70 per hour nationally, and $83 in North Carolina, for therapy largely delivered by workers with high school diplomas who earn around $20 per hour.