Newsletter April 2025
From the Chief Executive Officer's Desk
Joseph Sedlock
On February 28, 2025 the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued a press release indicating a competitive procurement process for the state’s Pre-Paid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP) contracts. There was no prior communication with PIHPs about this, and there have been no official communications since. All that is known for sure is what was in the press release.
Bidder qualifications, including whether Mid-State Health Network (MSHN) can participate in the process, bid scale and operational requirements, and all other pertinent details are not known. Nonetheless, MSHN will be taking steps to position itself to successfully participate in the procurement process.
MSHN has a contract with MDHHS that must be fulfilled no matter the internal or external environment, especially in light of the uncertainties this announcement introduced. The past success of MSHN, and our future success, depends on our employees and our regional partners.
There are many important principles that have guided us over the past decade, and they will continue to guide our work through whatever this procurement process brings. We emphasize the following two principles:
- Performance Matters! MSHN has a long history of achieving high levels of performance against established standards and benchmarks, of leading a variety of initiatives in our region and across the state and achieving positive outcomes in our operations and for beneficiaries and communities in our 21-county region.
Our organization is committed to continued strong performance in all areas of operations and will continue to strive for excellence in all that the organization does, especially focusing on positive beneficiary and community impacts. The region will continue to focus on its mission, vision, performance, quality, and compliance.
- Relationships Matter! MSHN has a long history of effective collaboration and engagement with our MDHHS colleagues, with our Community Mental Health Service Program (CMHSP) Participants, with our Provider Network, with other stakeholders, and with the communities within which we operate.
Our organization is committed to continued effective collaboration and engagement across all areas of operations and will continue to create, develop, and maintain effective relationships with all stakeholders.
Our mission remains unchanged: to ensure access to high quality, locally-delivered, effective and accountable public behavioral health and substance use disorder services provided by its participating members.
For further information or questions, please contact Joe at Joseph.Sedlock@midstatehealthnetwork.org