Opportunity & Innovation In The Autism Market: The Beacon Health Options Strategy

The rising prevalence of autism in the U.S. population, the increasing cost of delivering services, and the complex care management needs of this population have caused payers—both public sector and private sector—to look for new solutions for meeting the needs of consumers with autism, including a shift to more managed care. Exactly what this shift to managed systems of care means for specialty provider organizations is a new question. During his opening keynote presentation, James Craig, Corporate Vice President for Autism Solutions at Beacon Health Options will discuss the challenges of managing care for consumers with autism—for both payers and provider organizations; Beacon’s approach to managing care for this complex consumer population; and his views on the future of care coordination and service delivery for consumers with autism.