Magellan Health Services To Manage Integrated Physical & Behavioral Health Model for Arizona Medicaid Behavioral Health Services

On January 19, 2012, Magellan Health Services and VHS Phoenix Health Care Plan, LLC announced a joint venture positioning Magellan to manage integrated health and behavioral care services for Medicaid enrollees in Arizona. The joint venture will operate as Magellan of Arizona, Inc., with Magellan owning 80% and Phoenix Health Care Plan owning 20%. The joint venture plans to respond to an upcoming request for proposals in which the Arizona Department of Health Services will seek managed Medicaid behavioral health services and integrated behavioral and physical health services for individuals with serious mental illness in Maricopa County. Magellan is the . . .