Fraud schemes targeting autism services cost government programs at least $21 million over six years (Nov. 2019-Dec. 2024), and investigators have recovered roughly $15.3 million so far. That still leaves taxpayers on the hook for about $5.6 million in confirmed fraud in just one program alone.

While taxpayer money is being burned on the misuse of federal dollars, Americans are waiting for paychecks to hit to buy groceries and pay rent or hoping for a tax return to help cover the rising costs of daily life.

Furthermore, federal audits in a series of key states demonstrate a repeated pattern of improper payments that reveal autism therapy is a growing field that’s ripe for plenty more fraudulent schemes.

The Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services found the scale of improper payments is much greater: almost $200 million through Medicaid in Colorado, Indiana, Maine and Wisconsin alone.

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