OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Analysis The Iowa Plan for Behavioral Health represents the second generation of managed behavioral health care in Iowa. It replaces the Mental Health Access Plan (MHAP) and the Iowa Managed Substance Abuse Care Plan (IMSACP), both of which were implemented in 1995, with a single statewide program. Merit Behavioral Care of Iowa (MBCI) was the statewide contractor for MHAP and the primary sub-contractor for IMSACF! In the Iowa Plan, MBCI continues to be fully at risk for Medicaid-funded . . .