by Ethan Webb | Apr 14, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways Texas’s Medicaid ABA benefit launched February 1, 2022, more than five years after Indiana’s 2016 start. ABA coverage is available to Medicaid-enrolled members under 21 via EPSDT through both STAR and STAR Kids programs. Texas pays more than...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 13, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways MassHealth conducted a retrospective audit of calendar year 2024 ABA Medicaid claims and directed Carelon Behavioral Health to issue recoupment letters to Massachusetts providers in late February 2026, setting a 30-day payment deadline. Providers had 30...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 10, 2026 | M&A
Key Takeaways Deals do not usually fall apart because a behavioral health business is bad. They fall apart because the financial statements do not tell the story a buyer needs to read, and smaller operators often do not discover this until they are already in the...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 9, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways The most important distinction in autism treatment research is between prospective controlled studies and retrospective chart reviews. Dr. Gina Green, a former president of the Association for Professional Behavior Analysts and one of the field’s...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 8, 2026 | M&A
The behavioral health and Applied Behavior Analysis industry saw a notable wave of leadership transitions to open 2026, with providers, accreditation bodies, and investment firms alike reshuffling their executive ranks. From first-ever C-suite appointments to...
