Autism therapy providers are under pressure to demonstrate outcomes. Payers, whether commercial insurers or Medicaid, demand data-driven results. And the parents or caregivers of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) also want information on how their child is progressing, and what services are provided, in addition to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), might be needed. […]
Behavioral Framework
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 […]
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 […]
The autism therapy industry needs to continue its strategic and cultural evolution. That goes for all its constituents — providers, payers and investors alike. This evolution has been ongoing to varied degrees for years now. The expansion of the industry through private investment accelerated it. Today, the industry must take care to ensure an ethical […]
Starting and scaling a company is hard. Entrepreneurship in autism therapy presents an especially unique set of challenges that distinguish it from other industries. In short, no one has figured the industry out. Despite the overwhelming demand for autism therapy services, several nearly unsolvable structural issues require immediate and constant strategic attention. Further, the incumbent […]
M&A activity in the autism treatment industry appears to be picking up. On July 22, private equity-backed ABA Connect announced that it acquired ABA Therapy of Houston, bumping its footprint to 12 facilities across Texas and Colorado. Then, on July 24, Behavioral Framework announced it acquired Behavior Consultation & Psychological Services (BCPS). Together, the transactions […]
Outpatient mental health and autism treatment providers make up most of the behavioral health operators that appear on the latest Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing companies. Seventeen of the 23 behavioral health operators featured on the list of the nation’s fastest-growing companies were outpatient mental health and autism treatment providers, according to a […]