Behavioral Health Business January 4, 2024
After a tumultuous 2023, 2024 may be a steadier year for the behavioral health industry.
While behavioral health deals slipped in 2023, Behavioral Health Business expects M&A to pick up this year as interest rates fall and the economy stabilizes. Still, the M&A craze of 2021 is unlikely, and mega deals will be scarce.
This will be a pivotal year for the autism industry, especially, which saw massive amounts of investment in the first few years of the decade but also some major hiccups last year, including one of its largest providers declaring bankruptcy.
But it isn’t just the autism industry that will face significant changes in 2024. The substance use disorder (SUD) treatment industry could also see a transformation...