Agave Health Gives 90-Day Notice To End New Mexico Behavioral Health Services

On April 1, 2016, non-profit Agave Health notified the New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) and the state’s Centennial Care Medicaid managed care organizations that it would cease providing behavioral health services in the state after June 30, 2016. Agave Health launched operations in New Mexico in June 2013; it was founded by Southwest Behavioral Health Services, Inc., an Arizona-based non-profit behavioral health provider organization. Agave Health was one of five Arizona-based behavioral health provider organizations that signed sole source contracts with HSD to enter the state to provide Medicaid and non-Medicaid behavioral health . . .