WOBURN, MA - Beacon Health Strategies (Beacon), a managed behavioral health organization (MBHO) with both URAC and NCQA accreditation, is pleased to announce its new partnership with Health Right, Inc., in the District of Columbia. Effective December 1, 2008, Beacon began administering all behavioral health benefits for Health Right’s DC Healthy Family members and providing case coordination for Health Right’s DC HealthCare Alliance members. This award expands Beacon’s DC footprint where Beacon has served Chartered Health Plan since May 2008.

Health Right’s Chief Executive Officer, Donna Carris comments that “Beacon’s philosophy of care, emphasizing the ‘right care at the right time,’ is closely aligned with ours. We especially like Beacon’s willingness to tailor their Integrated Partner Model to meet the unique needs of our plan. The ability of Beacon’s clinical staff to have continuous, in-person interaction with our own medical care coordinators enables us to deliver highly effective, fully integrated medical and behavioral health care to our members.”

Beacon’s President, Timothy Murphy stated, “From our earliest conversations with Health Right, we knew that our services would be a good fit. Beacon shares Health Right’s absolute dedication to providing excellent care for their members, and we look forward to continuing to demonstrate our success in partnership with Health Right throughout the District.”

Founded in 1996, Beacon Health Strategies is a recognized leader in behavioral health care management. Beacon currently serves 2 million members in the Northeast and the District of Columbia, and is growing rapidly. Accredited by both URAC and NCQA, Beacon’s success derives from its unrivaled clinical and administrative expertise, innovative programming and delivery of customized solutions meeting the unique and complex needs of each health plan partner.

Established in 1998, Health Right, Inc. is a private sector, minority-owned and operated managed care organization, currently participating in the District of Columbia Medicaid Managed Care Program. Health Right’s 10 year mission has been to provide the best comprehensive, cost-effective, quality patient care through an integrated health care delivery system in a culturally sensitive manner to Medicaid eligible and other vulnerable populations.