Episode

Subsidize a Diagnosis, Get More Diagnoses

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Cato Podcast
Published
Apr 23, 2026
Duration seconds
1912
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Summary

Medicaid spending on autism therapy jumped from $300 million to $2 billion in just eight states over seven years. Cato's Ryan Bourne, Jeff Singer, and Adam Omary argue the cause isn't an epidemic; it's distorted incentives and a diagnostic manual that keeps expanding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.