# Subsidize a Diagnosis, Get More Diagnoses

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Podcast: [Cato Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-516193)
Published: 2026-04-23T10:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/subsidize-diagnosis-get-more-diagnoses
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## Resource

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.

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