Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority To Phase Out Managed Care Network Contracts

On June 13, 2018, the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority (DWMHA) board unanimously approved a resolution to begin a yearlong plan to assume direct responsibility for specialty public behavioral health services in its catchment area. DWMHA will phase out contracts with its four managed care provider networks (MCPNs): Integrated Care Alliance Inc., Community Living Services Inc., CareLink Network, and ConsumerLink Network. The goal is to reduce administrative costs and eliminate task overlaps between the DWMHA and the MCPNs. DWMHA operates a prepaid inpatient health plan (PIHP) that manages Medicaid behavioral health services for about 80,000 consumers in the greater . . .