Cato Podcast
Cato Podcast
Cato Institute
Subsidize a Diagnosis, Get More Diagnoses
31 minutes Posted Apr 23, 2026 at 10:45 am.
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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.

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