Arizona Medicaid Settlement Agreement Awards Contracts To Four Health Plans To Serve Elderly & Physically Disabled Members

On May 2, 2025, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) announced it had awarded four contracts for the Arizona Long Term Care System-Elderly and/or Physically Disabled (ALTCS-EPD) program. The announcement was made possible by a settlement agreement that awards three-year contracts, with options to extend, to four health plans: Arizona Physicians IPA, Inc., doing business as (dba UnitedHealthcare Community Plan); Banner-University Care Advantage (dba Banner-University Family Care); Mercy Care, and Bridgeway Health Solutions of Arizona, Inc. (dba Arizona Complete Health-Long Term Care), the successor by internal merger to Health Net Access . . .