Michigan Issues First-Time Competitive Procurement For Regional Behavioral Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan Services

On August 5, 2025, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) released a request for proposals (RFP) to rebid its Medicaid specialty behavioral health prepaid inpatient health plans (PIHPs). This is the first time the state has issued a competitive procurement for the PIHP contracts. ;

The next PIHP contracts will be awarded to non-profit organizations able to serve one of three defined regions: Northern, Central, and Metro. The current PIHP contracts, held by 10 regional public entities that each serve one or more counties, were not competitively bid. The 10 current regional PIHPs manage and deliver . . .