by Ethan Webb | Apr 28, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways ABA Centers of America sued Point32Health in Massachusetts Superior Court on December 31, 2024, seeking $80 million in damages and alleging the insurer placed thousands of claims in pend status, effectively halting payment for over a year. ABA Centers...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 27, 2026 | Regulation, Technology
Key Takeaways Floreo filed a De Novo request, not a 510(k), which would create a new FDA device classification. The De Novo pathway is reserved for novel devices with no legally marketed predicate, meaning an FDA grant would establish FloreoRx as the first predicate...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 24, 2026 | Technology
Key Takeaways 90-day wind-down: Thoughtful AI has told customers its stand-alone services are being discontinued in roughly 90 days. PE roll-up context: New Mountain Capital combined Thoughtful.ai with Access Healthcare and SmarterDx in May 2025 to form Smarter...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 23, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways New York was the 49th state to implement Medicaid coverage of Applied Behavior Analysis, with the benefit becoming billable in 2021 and widely used only beginning in 2023. Effective April 1, 2026, the Medicaid reimbursement rate for CPT code 97153...
by Ethan Webb | Apr 22, 2026 | Technology
Key Takeaways ABA practice management software has converged on interface improvements: most platforms have spent the past decade making administrative tasks cleaner to perform manually rather than eliminating them altogether. Scheduling complexity is the most common...
