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ABA Centers of America Lays Off Staff
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (388+ words) Mikhail Nilov via pexels. com ABA Centers of America appears to have rolled out a round of layoffs. Several posts on social media from employees with varied roles at the company said their roles were eliminated over the last few…...
Autism Therapy Platform Apara Autism Hits Auction Market
1+ week, 3+ day ago (321+ words) Havencrest Capital Management-backed Apara Autism Center is up for sale. According to a report by Axios, Piper Sandler Co. is leading the auction of the company." Apara Autism Center was founded in 2019 by former CEO Tyler Moore in partnership with…...
AIS West - Beyond Buyouts: An Affiliation Path to Scale for Autism Providers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1625+ words) Jay Deppeler: I'm the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer for Inperium. We are headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, and currently have affiliates in 24 states across the United States. What we're going to talk about during this half hour…...
Aetna Cuts Rates with Alma-Contracted Therapists
3+ week, 1+ day ago (300+ words) National health plan Aetna will reduce the rates it pays therapists via the digital therapy enablement platform Alma. On May 20, Alma informed providers that Aetna would make the following changes: "It will pay the same rate for a 53+-minute-long session…...
Serial Buyers Life Stance, ARC Health, Beacon Behavioral Reveal Their Acquisition Playbooks for 2026
3+ week, 1+ day ago (710+ words) Serial behavioral health buyers, including Life Stance Health (Nasdaq: LFST), ARC Health and Beacon Behavioral Partners, have shifted gears in acquisition strategies over the last five years. Characteristics that marked important acquisitions in 2021 and 2022 for these players have transitioned from…...
We'll See a Big Flight to Quality: Whats Driving Autism Services Dealmaking in 2026
3+ week, 4+ day ago (647+ words) Dealmaking in autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) services looks different in 2026, shaped by an uptick in demand and heightened federal scrutiny. Buyers, both on the provider side and from investment firms, are adjusting their playbooks accordingly. Indeed, from last…...
The Autism Services Industry Can't Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (1634+ words) There's a line that often gets attributed to my former Chicago mayor, Rahm Emanuel: "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." For me, that quote always sounded like the kind of ruthless statement a political tactician would…...
Pyramid Healthcare, Advanced Recovery Systems to Hit the Market
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (48+ words) Addiction treatment providers Advanced Recovery Systems and Pyramid Healthcare are reportedly preparing for a sale. Both providers are focused on the...
Autism Therapy Leaders Forecasting Revenue Growth Despite Payer Pressures, Regulatory Scrutiny
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (824+ words) Despite headwinds, autism therapy leaders are projecting steady " if not substantial " growth for 2026. And many are positioning their businesses to act on it. In a recent Behavioral Health Business survey of autism services industry professionals, most respondents said that they…...
Ample Joy ABA Lays Off 100 Staffers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (415+ words) Venti Views via unsplash. com Ample Joy ABA Consulting Services has laid off dozens of staff members. The Corona, California-based autism therapy provider laid off 100 staff. The reduction in force is expected to be permanent, according to a document from…...