OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News On August 10, 2006, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) moved a step closer to granting contracts to counties that opted to assume management responsibility for behavioral health services for Medicaid-eligible individuals through the HealthChoices program. The DPW issued a request for proposals (RFP# 10-06) on August 10, 2006, for 16 counties that were permitted by the DPW to opt-out of a statewide procurement (RFP# 02-06) for a single behavioral health managed care organization (BH-MCO) to manage care for Medicaid eligible individuals . . .

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News On August 10, 2006, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) moved a step closer to granting contracts to counties that opted to assume management responsibility for behavioral health services for Medicaid-eligible individuals through the HealthChoices program. The DPW issued a request for proposals (RFP# 10-06) on August 10, 2006, for 16 counties that were permitted by the DPW to opt-out of a statewide procurement (RFP# 02-06) for a single behavioral health managed care organization (BH-MCO) to manage care for Medicaid eligible individuals . . .