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The Cato Weekly Podcast

Subsidize a Diagnosis, Get More Diagnoses

Apr 23, 2026 · 32m

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.