Private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism centers in past decade: study

Re:Private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism center... by Plasmoid on Saturday January 10, 2026 @08:28PM (#46571857)

I think you're over-estimating how much slack there is in the organization.

A rule of thumb is that benefits cost an employer 25-30% of salary. So you're already pushing to 50% of revenue going to direct salary costs. Then there are employees in non-revenue roles (HR, legal, accounting, IT, etc...) and employees doing non-revenue work.

Finally, you have rent, licensing, insurance, and all the other fixed costs.

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Re:Private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism center... by WalterBright on Saturday January 10, 2026 @11:37PM (#46572743)

An awful lot of businesses go under from underestimating what their expenses inevitably will be. Everyone they deal with has their hand out to get paid.

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Re:Private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism center... by cyanydeez on Sunday January 11, 2026 @11:53AM (#46577332)

Which is why successful business means being a sociopath.

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Re:Private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism center... by amypetrik214 on Sunday January 11, 2026 @10:40PM (#46583799)

I mean OP said this is $80 / season, and salary rate is 25/hr.

So to your point, if we assume 4 appointments per season at one hour per, they are actually paying $100 in salary alone to only collect $80 season pass fee - a $20 loss! This business model is not sustainable

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Re:Private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism center... by tstenner on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @12:51AM (#46597682)

I assume that was meant to be "session"

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Re:Private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism center... by whydoineedthis on Sunday January 11, 2026 @03:53PM (#46579942)

Anthem Blue cross pays $125-$150/hr. $80/hr is cheap.

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