This is an exclusive BHB+ story Out-of-network billing is almost unheard of in autism therapy — a stark outlier in behavioral health where such practices are common. Out-of-network billing for applied behavior analysis (ABA), the core therapy of the industry, accounts for mid- to low-single digits of health care spending in some estimations across any […]
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(Editor’s note, Aug. 29, 2025): Behavioral Health Business has updated this article to include information about Publix’s lawsuit against ABA Centers of America. Fast-growing ABA Centers of America and the beloved retail and grocery chain Publix are suing each other over out-of-network claims for applied behavior analysis (ABA) services provided by the former. On Aug. […]
Once again, dozens of behavioral health companies are being recognized as some of the fastest-growing organizations in the U.S. Outpatient mental health providers specifically made up the bulk of the behavioral health companies noted by the recently released Inc. 5000 list, which documents the fastest-growing companies in the nation based on revenue growth. Several notable […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story The autism therapy industry is hitting more of a stride in 2025 as dealmaking picks up and an increased focus on outcomes is seen as a primary driver of continued success. However, those trends potentially mask a number of formidable headwinds, not the least of which include state-level reforms, […]
Behavior technicians (BTs), as a clinical role, are a necessary but potentially problematic part of the autism therapy industry. Sky-high average turnover numbers, compressing payer rates and overall wage inflation make hiring and retaining these care providers the defining challenge of the space. But several factors limit providers’ ability to shift to alternative models — […]
Integrating different types of therapeutic services to support patients with autism and their families makes a lot of sense. For example, individuals with autism often receive applied behavior analysis (ABA), speech therapy and occupational therapy. However, several systemic issues challenge true integration and maximizing the benefit for all of health care’s stakeholders. At the top […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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