Applied Behavior Analysis Newsletter
Monthly Newsletter – June 2025
Last month saw the passage of the 2025 Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Act—landmark legislation with far-reaching implications for service coverage and provider operations. The month also saw continued clinic expansion, significant autism research releases, emerging diagnostic technologies, and key regulatory developments, including Iowa’s removal of insurance caps and the NIH’s $50M Autism Data Science Initiative.
Monthly Newsletter – May 2025
The month of May saw ABA growth, acquisitions, fresh funding for autism-care tech, and Medicaid work rule updates with carve-outs. New clinics opened in Iowa, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, and Texas. Alongside ABA and ABA Unlimited completed add-on deals. Passage Health and Dazos secured $33M in Series A funding. LinusBio’s ClearStrand-ASD™ launched in California. 5.9% of kids in Northern Ireland have autism
Monthly Newsletter – April 2025
The month of April saw significant policy debates over autism data privacy and new Medicaid work requirements, ongoing ABA mergers and acquisitions, and research advancements. Illinois restricted autism data access, NexPhase Capital acquired Behavior Frontiers, multiple ABA clinics opened, and NIH launched a secure data platform. Dubai received “Certified Autism Destination” recognition.
Monthly Newsletter – March 2025
The CDC’s latest autism prevalence report shows an increase to 1 in 31 eight-year-olds. April also featured ABA investments, multiple center openings, continued mergers and acquisitions, a BACB policy reversal on DEI, ongoing TRICARE reimbursement challenges, research advancements, and CentralReach’s recent acquisition.
Monthly Newsletter – February 2025
February brought several ABA center openings, increased investment in AI-driven autism care, continued merger and acquisition activity, and important regulatory changes impacting ABA providers and research. A new federal commission will address chronic conditions, including autism, while providers reported improved BCBA/RBT retention and growing demand for BCBAs.
Monthly Newsletter – January 2025
January saw significant developments in the ABA industry, including acquisitions, major Medicaid proposals, and notable legal actions over reimbursement issues. Key highlights were Already Autism Health’s expansion, policy updates in Indiana and Nebraska, and advances in autism research, especially involving AI and novel therapeutic methods.