Behavioral Health Business December 30, 2025
Centria Healthcare has sued the Arizona managed care organization Mercy Care and two state agencies after Mercy Care cut it from its network.
The suit, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, claims that Mercy Care targeted a subset of providers with a 25% rate decrease, including Centria Healthcare, and then initiated contract terminations.
“When Centria explained that this dramatic cut was unsustainable, would detrimentally affect available services, and impact the availability of practitioners across the mandated network, Mercy Care abruptly terminated its contract with Centria ‘without cause,’” the complaint states.
The suit also names the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), the Arizona Department of Economic Security Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) and the directors of each organization for...
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