The latest from Author Health

PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2026 (PRNewswire) — Author Health (the “Company”), a specialized provider of comprehensive mental health and dementia care for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Special Needs Plan recipients, announced today its expansion into Pennsylvania and New Jersey. By offering behavioral health support and services to Seniors in both states, the company seeks to address critical gaps in behavioral health access for Medicare and Special Needs Plans recipients.

BOSTON, Feb. 19, 2026 (PRNewswire) — Author Health (the “Company”), a specialized provider of mental health and dementia care for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Special Needs Plan recipients, announced today the expansion of its behavioral health services and wraparound support into Arizona, Illinois, and Indiana.

BOSTON, July 15, 2025 (PR Newswire)--Today, Author Health, a specialized provider of mental health and dementia care for Medicare recipients, announced that it has officially launched in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) new program for innovative dementia care, the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model.

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Author Health launched today as one of the first platforms to provide comprehensive care and treatment for Medicare Advantage recipients with serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

Gary Gottlieb, the former CEO of Partners HealthCare, now Mass General Brigham, has co-founded a new health company.

Digital health funding in 2023 is on track to dip to pre-pandemic levels, which could impact the virtual behavioral health industry.

Psychiatry networks in Medicare Advantage plans are more limited than in Medicaid or individual health exchange plans.

Author Health, a hybrid mental health startup helmed by ex-Optum leader Katherine Hobbs Knutson, landed a $115 million debut funding round.

Researchers at Rock Health compared digital health funding, deal size, and other metrics in the first half of 2023 with previous years.

Author Health launched June 28th as one of the first platforms which provides comprehensive care and treatment for Medicare Advantage recipients with serious mental illness and substance use disorders.