About Ubuntu Autism Consultants
Ubuntu Autism Consultants, LLC was a Worcester, Massachusetts-based ABA therapy provider founded by Ian Gatheca, offering skills training and social skills/socialization programming for individuals with autism spectrum disorder from birth through age 22, and accepting Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA, and Tufts insurance. In October 2023 the company (alongside Gatheca's other provider, Autism Behavioral Links) settled with the Massachusetts Attorney General for a combined $2.5 million — Ubuntu's share was $1.7 million — over False Claims Act allegations that it billed MassHealth for ABA services delivered by staff who lacked the required credentials, with three years of independent compliance monitoring required. The Better Business Bureau now lists the business as out of business, and news coverage refers to it as 'formerly of Worcester.'
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Below typicalDirectory median 6.0Higher than 8% of ABA companies on CertifyndABA
- Pay 0 of 3 points
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- Leadership 1.5 of 2.5 points
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- Services & work settings 1.9 of 2.5 points
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- Accreditation 0 of 2 points
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