News Report | June 23, 2019
Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority Issues RFP For Medicaid HMO To Provide Integrated Care
The Detroit-Wayne Mental Health Authority (DWMHA) is moving forward with a plan to contract with a Medicaid health maintenance organization (HMO) to integrate behavioral and physical health services for DWMHA members. On May 10, 2019, DWMHA released a request for information (RFI #0000215080) to regional HMOs, with proposals due by June 14, 2019. The goal is to start the integrated care program in the fall of 2019.
The RFI seeks willing Medicaid partner(s) to provide coordinated care of mental and physical services for members of the DWMHA. Currently, the DWMHA operates a prepaid inpatient health plan (PIHP) that . . .