Value-based care and parity go hand-in-hand as the behavioral health industry continues to evolve beyond the fee-for-service paradigm. The interrelatedness of the two concepts often means that progress on one indirectly impacts the other. Moving toward either comes with several hurdles that require cash to fuel efforts to surmount them. Where things stand now, patients […]
Autism providers may finally be ready to embrace artificial intelligence for smoother and more efficient business operations. Several autism therapy insiders said their mindset around AI has changed from the proverbial when-not-if to something more along the lines of how and where. “Any technology or tech-enabled services that will drive efficiency for the caregivers, allowing […]
After a bumpy 2023, the autism therapy industry could start to get back on track. Several large, growing or innovative autism therapy companies either made strides last year or worked through serious headaches. Meanwhile, some indicators show that the sector could be looking up for 2024. In 2023 the industry faced a historic slump in […]
The journey to value-based care in the addiction treatment space has produced a number of roadmaps with common mile markers for progress, leaving a list of do’s and don’ts for the industry. These include well-defined data tracking, working up to more robust arrangements with willing payer partners over time and negotiating the operational implications of […]
Virtual enterprise-focused behavioral health startup Pelago has raised a $58 million Series C round. This comes as digital health investors seek out more proven companies and employers muddle through behavioral health point solution fatigue. The San Francisco-based company has raised a total of $151.6 million in funding with the new round, according to historical data […]
Lawmakers introduced a bill to help schools apply for grants from the huge pot of money Congress had previously set aside for school mental health resources. Introduced on March 21, the Creating Access and Resources in Education (CARE) for Student Mental Health Act aims to boost the number of qualified entities that could apply for […]
New data illustrate the explosion of demand for clinicians who practice applied behavior analysis (ABA) in the U.S. job market. The Behavior Analyst Certification Board’s (BACB) new research shows that the number of online job postings calling for board-certified behavioral analysts (BCBA) increased 9.2 times in 2023 compared to 2017. Similarly, the total number of […]
ABS Kids, a multi-site applied behavior analysis (ABA) provider, now operates 31 locations in California, North Carolina, Tennessee and Utah. It recently expanded its footprint with new offices in Tooele, Utah, and Concord, North Carolina. “Our vision is to make high-quality ABA care accessible to children and families with ASD across the nation, and we’ll […]
Substance use disorder provider Landmark Recovery is facing a lawsuit over an employee settlement agreement that includes sexual harassment allegations involving owner and chairman, Cliff Boyle. The lawsuit was originally filed in state court in Tennessee on Jan. 22, 2024, and was transferred to a federal court on Feb. 20, 2024. The plaintiff, former Chief […]
Federal lawmakers are taking another stab at increasing funding for behavioral health expenditures in the Medicaid program. A version of the Medicaid Bump Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate and Congress on March 12. The bill would create financial incentives for states to elevate spending on behavioral health beyond levels in 2019. Specifically, it […]
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