Beacon Health Options Wins Washington State Behavioral Administrative Services Organization Contract

On February 23, 2016, Beacon Health Options announced that it was awarded the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) contract to administer public behavioral health services. The behavioral health administrative service organization (BH-ASO) contract is a complement to the state's new integrated physical and behavioral health Medicaid managed care model and will start in the first two “early adopter” counties (Clark and Skamania).

Beacon will administer behavioral health crisis services for all individuals in this regional service area (RSA) regardless of their insurance status or income level, as well as managing access to additional non-crisis services for . . .