News Report | June 17, 2021
Vaya Health & Cardinal Innovations To Consolidate In Preparation For Transition to North Carolina Medicaid Managed Care
Vaya Health and Cardinal Innovations, two of North Carolina’s local management entities/managed care organizations (LME/MCOs) that manage public behavioral health services, announced plans to consolidate before the state’s Medicaid MCO standard plans go live. Financial terms have not been disclosed. Following the consolidation, the merged organization will operate as Vaya Health and have a catchment area of more than 1.8 million individuals in 42 of North Carolina's 100 counties. Consolidation of the two entities is expected to be completed by June 30, 2022.
In its role as LME/MCO, Vaya Health currently manages public . . .