Articles by Ethan Webb
Prior Authorization in Behavioral Health Hits a 2026 Pressure Point. Mental Health and SUD Providers Push Back as Federal Reform Promises Fall Short and Parity Enforcement Recedes.
The introduction of federal rule CMS-0057-F on January 1, 2026, was supposed to alleviate the prior authorization crisis. Instead, behavioral…
ABA Outcomes Measurement in 2026: Dr. Ivy Chong on Why Standardized Data, Not Technology, Is the Industry’s Defining Test
Technology and AI cannot save an ABA clinic if its baseline clinical data is improvised. Following Learn Behavioral's acquisition of…
Multi-Site Behavioral Health Real Estate: Why ABA and Medical Operators Are Outgrowing Their Brokers, and What Pathway Occupier Solutions Is Building to Fix It.
Mid-market behavioral health operators often hit a wall when expanding across state lines: they’ve outgrown their local broker but aren't…
Medicaid Managed Care Is Reshaping Behavioral Health Access: Capitation Math, Ghost Networks, and the Carve-Out Question Now Determine Who Gets Care
With 42 states now utilizing managed care, the reality of behavioral health access is no longer decided in state capitals,…
Success On The Spectrum Built the Country’s First ABA Franchise on Quality Audits, Owner-Operators, and a 30-Hour Rule. Founder Nichole Daher Is Betting the Coming Regulatory Wave Will Reward the Model.
Success On The Spectrum (SOS) is rewriting the ABA playbook by replacing the "faceless" private equity platform with local owner-operators.…