ValueOptions Selected as Statewide Entity to Oversee Behavioral Health Services in New Mexico

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On April 1, 2005, the New Mexico Interagency Behavioral Health Purchasing Collaborative selected ValueOptions as its statewide entity to oversee behavioral health services in the state. ValueOptions will serve as a managed care organization for the state and will partner with 15 state agencies to manage a statewide system of behavioral health services. The selection resulted from a month long contract negotiation process with ValueOptions. Specific financial details were not disclosed. Other bidders included Magellan Health Services, Inc., United . . .