Tennessee Officials Developing RFPs For Additional MBHOs To Come Into TennCare
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News Tennessee officials are currently in the process of developing request for proposals (RFP) for additional managed behavioral health organizations (MBHO) to come into TennCare as a result of Premier Behavioral Health Systems' (PBHS) announcement in late June to the state Health Department that it is planning on pulling out of its contract with TennCare. One of the largest MBHOs in the state, the organization provides mental health benefits to over 900,000 TennCare enrollees. The other TennCare MBHO, Magellan's Tennessee Behavioral Health (TBH), oversees mental health services . . .