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Author Health Brings Specialized Behavioral Health Services to Pennsylvania and New Jersey

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.

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Author Health Enters Three New States, Accelerating Access to Behavioral Health Care for Medicare Patients

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.

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Author Health Officially Launches in CMS's New Innovative Dementia Care Model

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.

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Author Health Debuts to Care for Seniors with Serious Mental Illness

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.

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Boston Business Journal

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July 5, 2023

VC funding update: Which Boston-area startups raised money in June?

The start of summer didn’t mean a slowdown in venture capital funding to Boston-area tech and life sciences companies. In total, Massachusetts companies raised around $717 million in June.

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Becker's Hospital Review

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July 1, 2023

Digital health: Who's up, who's down

New funding, partnerships, and health system adoption as signs of growth

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Crunchbase News

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June 30, 2023

The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Another Inflection Point for AI? Investors Pour More Money Into The Space

Once again, the week can be summed up in two words we’ve heard all year — artificial intelligence. Investors went crazy again — led mainly by large corporations or their VC arms — dumping big sums of cash into everything AI. That included a huge round of more than $1 billion.

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Becker's Behavioral Health

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June 29, 2023

Former Optum exec's mental health startup debuts with $115M

Author Health — a mental health startup for seniors with serious mental illness — has debuted with $115 million in financing.

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Becker's Hospital Review

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June 29, 2023

Former Mass General Brigham CEO lands $115M for digital mental health company

Author Health financing and a Humana partnership to provide virtual and local care for Medicare Advantage patients.

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Reuters

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June 28, 2023

Author Health raises $115 mln in General Atlantic-led funding

June 28 (Reuters) - Author Health said on Wednesday it had raised $115 million in funding led by private equity firm General Atlantic, adding to the recent influx of capital in the healthcare sector.

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