Proven Behavior Solutions Lands Growth Capital From Health Enterprise Partners

Proven Behavior Solutions is primed to expand its services across New England following a strategic investment in the company. The Norwell, Massachusetts-based Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) treatment company announced it landed an investment from New York City-based Health Enterprise Partners but did not offer specifics in the news release announcing the deal. A request for […]

Eleanor Health Lands $50M for Value-Based Care Focused Addiction and Mental Health Care Platform

Eleanor Health revealed Thursday that it landed a $50 million Series C funding round. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based addiction and mental health care provider is built around deploying population health and value-based payment models, putting it at the forefront of behavioral health startups with innovative care and reimbursement models. Launched in 2019, the company has raised […]

Caregiver Inc. Expands Reach in Indiana Through 2 Deals

Fort Worth, Texas-based Caregiver Inc. expanded its presence in Indiana through deals with two different organizations. The long-term care services and support provider for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) closed on a deal to acquire the I/DD services of an organization now known as AbleLight in Valparaiso and Greenfield, Indiana. In the two […]

Optum-Refresh Blockbuster Blazes a Consolidation Trail for the Next Mental Health Platform

Historic levels of investment in the behavioral health space in the previous two years suggest that the outpatient mental health segment could continue to see swiftly growing companies at the center of big-time exits. Optum’s high-profile acquisition of Refresh Mental Health, in particular, demonstrates the massive interest in the mental health space, especially in scaled […]

Magellan Healthcare Partners with Ria Health for AUD Services in California

Ria Health, a virtual treatment provider for alcohol use disorder (AUD), has announced a collaboration with Magellan Healthcare to make its services available to California members of the behavioral and specialty health solutions manager. Under the partnership, San Francisco-based Ria will offer medical and coaching support by way of a secure video chat option. Ria’s […]

Brightside Health Raises $50M in Series B to Expand Behavioral Services, Grow Staff

Digital behavioral care provider Brightside Health has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by ACME Capital and Mousse Partners.  The latest round brings the amount raised to date by San Francisco-based Brightside to $75 million. The company last year raised $24 million in a Series A round. Existing investors that participated in […]

Brightline Lands $105M Funding Led by KKR, Reportedly Valued at $705M

Youth telebehavioral health company Brightline announced Tuesday that it has raised $105 million in a Series C funding round led by global investment firm KKR. The Palo Alto, California-based company now has raised over $200 million and is valued at $705 million, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Also participating in the round are existing investors GV […]

How Optum’s $5.4B LHC Group Acquisition Pushes Behavioral Health Toward Value-Based Care

Optum announced another blockbuster acquisition that demonstrates the ambition of its parent organization, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH), to have a presence in a wide range of health care segments as it strives toward value-based care.  And that ambition could have major effects on the behavioral health industry as Optum continues its dealmaking.  Just a […]

Fresh Off Launching Mental Health Services, Telehealth Platform Antidote Secures $22M

Antidote Health, a telehealth platform that offers mental health services along with primary care and other services, has completed a Series A funding round in which it raised $22 million. Funding for the New York-based company was led by third-time investor iAngels, Group 11 and Flint Capital. The company previously raised $12 million in seed […]

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Acquires Refresh Mental Health [Updated]

UnitedHealth Group health services division Optum has acquired burgeoning outpatient mental health provider Refresh Mental Health. As first reported by Axios Pro’s Sarah Pringle, New York City-based private equity firm Kelso & Co. sold the Jacksonville Beach, Florida-based Refresh Mental Health to Optum. While the sale price isn’t included, Axios reports that Kelso & Co. […]