North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Devdutta Sangvai has approved the consolidation of Vaya Health and Partners Health Management, contingent upon completion of a successful readiness review. The merger brings together two established Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organizations (LME/MCOs) with decades of service to North Carolina communities. The consolidation will be effective Oct. 1, 2026, creating North Carolina’s largest publicly governed behavioral health organization dedicated to integrated, whole-person care for North Carolinians with complex needs related to mental health, substance use disorders, intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), and traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
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Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/22/3300295/0/en/vaya-health-and-partners-health-management-announce-merger.html?_gl=1*ml8qh2*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTM2ODEzNzQxMC4xNzc5NjI3ODA4*_ga_B6167QB2TF*czE3Nzk2Mjc4MDckbzEkZzAkdDE3Nzk2Mjc4MDckajYwJGwwJGg0MDk1NjczMDA.*_ga_ERWPGTJ5X8*czE3Nzk2Mjc4MDckbzEkZzAkdDE3Nzk2Mjc4MDckajYwJGwwJGgw