Magellan Awarded Eighteen Month Contract Extension With TennCare Partners Program
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News Magellan Behavioral Health was recently awarded a $390 million contract extension by the State of Tennessee to operate the Medicaid managed care program in Tennessee for the next 18 months. As part of the contract renewal, Magellan will continue to operate the TennCare Partners program and provide managed behavioral health and substance abuse services to 1.4 million Medicaid recipients in Tennessee. The contract has renewal provisions for four possible additional three-month extensions. Magellan has operated the TennCare Partners program in Tennessee since its implementation in 1996 . . .