Magellan Loses Appeal Of $1 Billion Phoenix-Area Mental Health Contract

Circle Connections: Awards & Accreditations An administrative law judge ruled in favor of Arizona state health agencies and the Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) in a decision today over a $1 billion mental health contract. The 74-page ruling from Administrative Law Judge Diane Mihalsky shoots down the latest appeal of the Maricopa County mental health contract by Magellan Health Services. Magellan held the contract since 2007, but lost to a joint bid by Mercy Care Plan and MIHS, the operator of Maricopa Medical Center. The contract serves mentally ill persons in the Phoenix area. Magellan has appealed several times . . .