Hopebridge Inc.’s CEO, David McIntosh, is leaving the company. Its previous CEO, Dennis May, resumed his role, effective Tuesday. The Indianapolis-based autism therapy provider announced in April 2023 that McIntosh, the company’s then-president and chief operating officer, would take over the CEO spot on May 1, 2023. May started as CEO in 2016. Since leaving […]
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Addressing the staffing shortage among autism service providers will likely require a multi-pronged approach. As rates of autism diagnosis have rapidly increased over the past few years, providers have struggled to keep up with the demand. Still, operators have successfully retained talent by building new career pathways for employees, increasing pay, and creating a meaningful […]
Indiana’s state government plans to impose steep cuts to Medicaid rates for some autism therapy services. The move is out of step with present rate trends but may be a harbinger for other cuts as payers nationwide seek to bring growing autism therapy spending to heel. In Indiana alone, Medicaid spending on autism therapy services […]
Hopebridge will end its applied behavior analysis (ABA) services and slash its footprint in Colorado due to the low Medicaid rate and rising operating costs. The Indianapolis-based autism therapy provider will close six out of eight locations, effective Aug. 11. The remaining two locations will only provide speech therapy and occupational therapy for children with […]
Industry insiders projected that 2023 would be a year of reckoning for autism treatment providers. The reckoning is here. Major platform companies have made significant stumbles, and workforce challenges still plague the industry. All the while, payers continue to hold out on raising reimbursement rates for most autism therapies. Instead, payers eye value-based care arrangements. […]
Hopebridge Inc. hopes to win over staffers and potential employees with its new travel BCBA role. The essence of the Indianapolis-based autism therapy provider’s pitch goes something like this: help kids, travel the country, work in areas of greatest need, receive additional training — and get paid to do all that. Hopebridge and other autism […]
Hopebridge’s new CEO David McIntosh sees his work as a calling. In his three years with autism provider Hopebridge, McIntosh has learned that his work and the work of his compatriots bring potentially life-changing results for families and children. “That’s a responsibility I take very seriously,” McIntosh said in an email to Behavioral Health Business. […]

