@EricLDaugh State Auditor Dave Boliek has highlighted an extreme long-term spike (e.g., from ~$1.4 million to over $660 million annually in billings over about five years, described as a ~47,000% increase in some contexts), prompting audits for potential waste, fraud, or abuse.
@Moustache_bq@EricLDaugh Medicaid spending on ABA (the primary autism therapy service) grew from about $1.9 million around 2020 to over $505 million in 2025, with projections exceeding $1 billion by 2027.