NC lawmakers seek tighter rules for autism therapy in push to eliminate Medicaid fraud

State and federal Medicaid spending on applied behavioral analysis therapy, known as ABA, surpassed $505 million in 2025.

By: Christine Zhu

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 502

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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North Carolina legislators over the past few months have sought to lower healthcare costs, especially those caused by fraud and abuse within the Medicaid system. Now they’re taking on the skyrocketing costs of an increasingly popular therapy for autism.

State and federal Medicaid spending on applied behavioral analysis therapy, known as ABA, surpassed $505 million in 2025, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, an exponential increase from $1.9 million just …

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