U.S. Renal Care - Arizona | HealthLuminate

Health Plan Overview

Insurance Company	U.S. Renal Care
State	Arizona
Website	mercycare.org
Number of Hospitals in Network	1
Number of Plans Offered	1

Network Hospital Locations

Hospitals in Network (1)

Valleywise Health Medical Center

Available Plans

Medicaid

1 plan

Plan Details

Plan Name	Plan Type
Mercy Care RBHA Behavioral	Medicaid

Recent News

2025-05-02

Mercy Care announced on May 2, 2025, that a settlement agreement awarded them an ALTCS-EPD contract, allowing them to continue serving ALTCS members in the Central and Pima regions starting October 1, 2025. The announcement clarified that this development does not impact their ACC-RBHA, ACC-RBHA with SMI, DDD, Mercy Care Advantage, or DCS-CHP contracts. [1]

2024-09-12

Mercy Care reported on September 12, 2024, that the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) intended to extend the existing ALTCS E/PD contracts for one year, until September 30, 2025. Mercy Care noted that this extension activity did not affect their ACC-RBHA, ACC-RBHA with SMI, DDD, Mercy Care Advantage, or DCS-CHP contracts. [1]

State Leadership

Mercy Care RBHA Behavioral

President and CEO

Certified Public Accountant with more than 25 years experience in the health care industry. Prior roles include Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Mercy Care, regional finance officer for Health Net of Arizona and various leadership positions at PacifiCare of Arizona/UnitedHealthcare. Past President of the Southwest Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and serves as Secretary, Contexture's Board. Named one of Arizona's Big 100 Leaders by AZ Big Media in 2023 and received the Community Lifeline Award from Teen Lifeline in 2021.

Mercy Care RBHA Behavioral

Chief Operating Officer

Responsible for day-to-day operations, overseeing member services, enrollment, network management, claims, data management, grievances and appeals, incident management and recovery, as well as Medicare and long-term care product lines. Supports Mercy Care business development and implementation efforts throughout Arizona. Member of the Maricopa County Continuum of Care Board, appointed to the State of Arizona Opioid Review Council and the Phoenix Police Review and Implementation Ad Hoc Committee. Former president of the Arizona Counselors Association and former President of the Institute for Mental Health Research EpiCenter. Worked in health care and social services for more than 20 years in multiple leadership roles. Directly provided counseling and psychosocial rehabilitation services. Earned master's degrees in counseling and education and completed executive education in finance and accounting from the Wharton School.

Mercy Care RBHA Behavioral

Chief Clinical Officer

Ph.d., LCSW.

Mercy Care RBHA Behavioral

Chief Medical Officer

Mercy Care RBHA Behavioral

Vice President Operations

Mercy Care RBHA Behavioral

Chief Administrative Officer

Based in Phoenix, Arizona. Has worked as Account Manager at PridesStaff, Chief of Staff - Aetna Medicaid West Region at AETNA INC /PA/, and Human Resources Business Partner at AETNA INC /PA/. Attended Eastern Illinois University.