Overview
Advanced Behavioral Health is a nonprofit administrative services organization that coordinates and manages mental health and substance abuse services in the Northeast, especially Connecticut. It delivers administrative functions like utilization management, provider network administration, claims processing, quality assurance, and data management, and also directly provides care management and acts as a support hub for other providers. ABH partners with state agencies to run state-funded behavioral health programs, including Medicaid waivers, and operates programs such as ECCP and a Military Support Program. Its goal is to stabilize and strengthen the provider network, improve care coordination, and ensure the accountable delivery of behavioral healthcare.
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What believers are saying
- DMHAS still lists ABH as BHRP ASO in the November 2026 program materials.
- 2026 dashboards show strong service submission rates and 99% overall satisfaction.
- ECCP’s statewide early-childhood footprint expands ABH’s relevance beyond adult addiction care.
What critics are saying
- ABH reported a 2025 operating loss and nearly $1 million negative balance.
- Consulting expenses jumped to $1.9 million, including BHAG contracts tied to CEO Deena Tampi.
- State contract dependence creates existential risk if DMHAS or DCF rebids BHRP or ECCP.
What makes Advanced Behavioral Health unique
- ABH runs Connecticut’s DMHAS BHRP ASO, renewed in the 2026 provider manual.
- ABH also operates ECCP statewide through DCF and OEC contracts.
- Its hybrid model combines claims, utilization management, and direct case management in one nonprofit.
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