Autism Providers Forecast ‘More Stability in the Workforce’ in 2025

Autism therapy providers have described workforce trends with out-of-character positivity when analyzing the year that was in 2024. That’s not to say that it was all peaches and cream. Sky-high turnover and workforce-driven margin degradation keep their dominating positions as the industry’s chief concerns. However, several executives Autism Business News contacted for this story described […]

ABA Centers of America Sues Point32Health for Payer Ghosting, Underpayment

The fast-growing autism therapy provider ABA Centers of America is claiming $80 million in a contract and payer ghosting lawsuit that it filed against Canton, Massachusetts-based Point32Health. State court documents argue that Point32Health has underpaid claims for services that were authorized for certain patients and since December 2023 has not paid any ABA Centers of […]

Fast-Growing ABA Centers of America Names New CEO, Looking for Financial Partner

Chris Barnett, CEO of ABA Centers of America, is stepping away from daily management and moving to a chairman position. Jason Barker, formerly the chief operating officer of senior primary care company ChenMed, will lead the fast-growing Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based autism therapy company. “I wanted a visionary CEO that had built the infrastructure and processes […]

ABA Centers of America Starts Big Expansion in NJ; Autism Learning Partners, Hopebridge Deepen Footprints

Fast-growing ABA Centers of America blitzes New Jersey Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based ABA Centers of America announced the opening of its newest center, in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. The company plans to open seven more centers in New Jersey throughout 2025, according to local media reports.  “We see a lot of people in our county that […]

‘An Unlimited Opportunity’: How 5 Behavioral Health Companies Are Balancing Rapid Growth and Sustainability

Many of the fastest-growing behavioral health companies in the U.S. believe their recent eye-popping revenue growth is sustainable. Going a step further, some even see it as all but guaranteed. These companies, identified by the 2024 Inc. 5000 list, are enabled, in part, by the specific segment of behavioral health they operate in and their […]

The 40 Fastest-Growing Behavioral Health Companies in 2024

Outpatient mental health providers made up the bulk of behavioral health companies that appeared on this year’s Inc. 5000, a list of the nation’s fastest-growing companies. Of the 40 companies that Behavioral Health Business identified, 24 exclusively focused on providing mental health services in various formats and with a wide variety of specializations. Two other […]

Autism Therapy Companies to Watch in 2024

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 […]

ABA Centers of America To Double Its Footprint Without PE Backing

ABA Centers of America is bootstrapping its way to national expansion, adding four new state markets to its footprint. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based autism diagnostics and therapy company is expanding into Texas, Tennessee, Georgia and the Washington D.C. area. The center already operates in Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New Jersey. It is also working […]