Articles by Ethan Webb
Behavioral Health Intake Failure: How Referral Management Problems Cost Psychiatric and Rehab Facilities $600,000 Per Month
The referral arrives by fax, email, and phone simultaneously—and you have exactly eight minutes to respond before the patient is…
Thoughtful AI Is Shutting Down Its Stand-Alone Services. Behavioral Health Customers Have 90 Days to Transition Off the Platform.
Thoughtful AI’s stand-alone revenue cycle agents—EVA, PAULA, and PHIL—are going dark for independent behavioral health providers. Following a massive roll-up…
Arizona Medicaid ABA Reimbursement Rates: A Credential-Tiered Fee Schedule, a Two-Door Delivery System, and a Policy Overhaul in Motion
Arizona's ABA market is at a crossroads. As spending reaches $371 million, AHCCCS is implementing a sweeping reform package to…
Addiction Treatment Cost Savings: Why the $12-to-$1 ROI Argument Hasn’t Changed How Payers Pay
The math behind addiction treatment is staggering: for every dollar spent on care, the system saves twelve in reduced emergency…
New York Medicaid ABA Reimbursement Rates: A Late-Arriving Benefit Facing a 25% Rate Reduction and a Proposed Centers of Excellence Framework
New York was the 49th state to adopt Medicaid ABA coverage, but that hard-won benefit is already under siege. As…