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AI-Driven Tension: Balancing Payor Budgets and Provider Needs in ABA Therapy

AI-Driven Tension: Balancing Payor Budgets and Provider Needs in ABA Therapy

Recently, Indiana proposed a significant policy change to its Medicaid program: capping Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy at 30 hours per week, with a maximum duration of three years. This move has sparked widespread concern in the ABA community, particularly because Indiana has historically been a strong supporter of ABA

Comprehensive Guide to ABA Technology Platforms for Service Providers

Comprehensive Guide to ABA Technology Platforms for Service Providers

Mapping the ABA Technology Landscape At ABA Mission, we’ve been working to develop a Technology Landscape for ABA Providers—a comprehensive overview of the platforms and tools that support ABA organizations in delivering exceptional care. While technology offers significant opportunities for efficiency and growth, managing and integrating these solutions

SCUBA Q4 2024: A Light Dive into ABA Service Provider Market Metrics

SCUBA Q4 2024: A Light Dive into ABA Service Provider Market Metrics

As someone passionate about the growth and evolution of the ABA service provider market, I’ve decided to start tracking some key growth metrics over time using publicly available data. But don’t worry—this isn’t meant to be overly scientific. In fact, I’m calling this project Scott’

Strategies for Enterprise Software to Remain Relevant in the Evolving ABA Industry

Strategies for Enterprise Software to Remain Relevant in the Evolving ABA Industry

Over my career, I’ve witnessed the evolution of enterprise software architecture—from mainframes to client-server, from the web’s 3-tier architecture to SaaS, cloud and micro services. Each transformation brought complexity, but in hindsight these transformations seem almost 'trivial' compared to that introduced by AI-driven platforms. AI

Overcoming Barriers to Care: Insights into Autism Payor Challenges

Overcoming Barriers to Care: Insights into Autism Payor Challenges

This week, CNN and ProPublica published an article shedding light on the barriers families face in accessing autism therapy, focusing on insurers like UnitedHealthcare. Link: https://lnkd.in/gQs-CPb7 Having spent over a decade at UHG, I experienced both the privilege and responsibility of helping provide care to a significant

Empty Pickleball Courts? It’s all a matter of timing.

Empty Pickleball Courts? It’s all a matter of timing.

In Vietnam, I stumbled across something I almost never see in the U.S. — empty pickleball courts. It struck me how even when demand is high, the right match of time, place, and availability can sometimes fall perfectly into place. In the world of autism therapy, this challenge is even

Autism Service Provider “Agents”

Autism Service Provider “Agents”

On my long flights from LA to Vietnam, I had the chance to read up on the history of AI, especially intelligent agents—systems that process inputs and act to influence their environment. Walking the streets here, I couldn’t help but see a real-world system of agents in action.