Arizona Medicaid Contract For Elderly/Disabled Members Changed After Protest
On May 2, 2025, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) announced it had entered a settlement agreement and awarded four contracts for the Arizona Long Term Care System-Elderly and/or Physically Disabled (ALTCS-EPD) program. The settlement agreement resolves a procurement protest. The awardees are Arizona Physicians IPA, Inc. (dba UnitedHealthcare Community Plan); Banner-University Care Advantage (dba Banner-University Family Care); Mercy Care, and Bridgeway Health Solutions of Arizona, Inc. (dba Arizona Complete Health-Long Term Care).
The new contracts expand the provision of health plan choices in Northern Arizona, where previously consumers were limited to . . .