by Ethan Webb | May 19, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways Prior authorization remains the single largest administrative burden in behavioral health: physicians complete an average of 39 PA requests per week, and 95 percent of physicians in the 2025 AMA Prior Authorization Physician Survey said prior auth delays...
by Ethan Webb | May 19, 2026 | M&A
Key Takeaways Learn Behavioral acquired Little Leaves on May 11, 2026. As Acuity reported, the deal moves Little Leaves’ 18 center-based ABA programs in Maryland, Virginia, and Florida under the Gryphon Investors-backed national network for the first time....
by Ethan Webb | May 18, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways The structural gap. Mid-market behavioral health and medical operators routinely outgrow their local broker before they are large enough to interest the global tenant representation firms, leaving a service vacuum during the most capital-intensive phase...
by Ethan Webb | May 18, 2026 | Regulation
Key Takeaways Managed care now controls most Medicaid behavioral health spending. As of July 2025, 42 states contract with Medicaid MCOs, and most enrollees receive their behavioral health benefits through them, either directly or through a carved-out behavioral...
by Ethan Webb | May 16, 2026 | M&A
Key Takeaways Success On The Spectrum operates 89 open ABA clinics with 25 more in the pipeline, according to founder and CEO Nichole Daher. Launched as a single Houston clinic in 2015 and converted to a franchise model in 2018, SOS requires every franchisee to work...
