TIME SPENT
770 Hours of skills training per child in state-funded ABA autism programs, 2010.
39 Hours of skills training per child in state-funded managed care autism programs, 2010.
MONEY SPENT
Medicaid payments in 2010 to Minnesota centers offering ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapy for autism and numbers of children treated.
Lovaas Institute Midwest$2,880,228 for 42 children
Minnesota Autism Center$4,860,385for 144 children
Behavioral Dimensions$2,999,089for 106 children
Rochester Center for Autism$1,847,689for 59 children
Lazarus Project$ 832,037for 28 children
Total$13,419,428379
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