Arkansas’ Children’s Managed Care Program Delayed: Process Moves Ahead While Awaiting Waiver Approval by HCFA

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Cover Story Last August, Arkansas Behavioral Care, (ABC) a joint venture between ValueOptions and Summit Community Network, L.L.C., signed a contract with the Arkansas Department of Human Services to provide managed behavioral health services and therapeutic foster care services to youth, 20 years of age and under, and their families throughout the state. The service population encompasses children and their families who fall within and outside Medicaid eligibility criteria. Specifically, this includes: All children in the custody of the Division of Children and Family Services All children covered . . .