ADHS
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Maricopa County Mental Health Contract Awarded |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 12, 2007 |
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Michael Murphy, ADHS Public Information: (602) 542-1094
Eddy Broadway, ADHS Behavioral Health: (602) 364-4566 |
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The Arizona Department of Health Services
has awarded a $500 million contract for the provision of
public mental health services in Maricopa County to one
of the largest and most experienced behavioral health
management firms in the nation.
Magellan Health Services was selected to provide
services in Maricopa County beginning Sept. 1 over two
other offerors – ValueOptions, which currently provides
public mental health services in Maricopa County, and
Cenpatico Behavioral Health.
An exhaustive review of the three proposals by an
independent evaluation team consumed three months. The
contract will run three years, with an estimated value
of $500 million annually, with an option for two more
years based on performance. See Frequently Asked
Question's at www.azdhs.gov.
Eddy Broadway, Department of Health Services Deputy
Director, said the agency has a special obligation to
ensure there is no disruption in service to consumers
during the transition to the county’s new mental health
services provider. ValueOptions has provided behavioral
health services in Maricopa County since 1998.
"We will be working overtime to ensure people with
mental illness in Maricopa County continue to receive
services without interruption," he said.
A Community Stakeholder Meeting has been scheduled at
the City of Phoenix Pulliam Auditorium in the Burton
Barr Central Library from 10 am to noon on Friday, June
15. The library is at 1221 N. Central Avenue.
There are approximately 70,000 adults and children
receiving behavioral health services in Maricopa County.
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