Mercy Care

TO ADDRESS AND ADVOCATE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH OF OUR MEMBERS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT IMPACT THEIR WELL-BEING, WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE UNDERSERVED AND THOSE WITH COMPLEX HEALTH NEEDS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, AGE OR DISABILITY.

MEDICAID/MEDICARE SERVICES MERCY CARE PROVIDES MEDICAL COVERAGE, UNDER VARIOUS CONTRACTS WITH THE ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM (AHCCCS), FOR THE STATE'S INDIGENT POPULATION. MERCY CARE PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR THE ACC MEMBERS ELIGIBLE UNDER TITLE XIX MEDICAID PROGRAM AND TITLE XXI PROGRAM, INSTITUTIONAL CARE AND HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FOR THE LONG TERM CARE MEMBERS, AND MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR THE ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED. MERCY CARE OPERATES A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN UNDER THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS), OFFERING MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS TO QUALIFIED MEMBERS. IT IS OPERATED AS A SPECIAL NEEDS PLAN FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID COVERAGE. MERCY CARE PROVIDES PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ON AN INTEGRATED BASIS TO MEDICAID ELIGIBLE ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, AND TO OPERATE AS THE REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (RBHA) TO COORDINATE THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS IN MARICOPA COUNTY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WIDE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PROVIDERS THAT SERVE ITS MEMBERS AND GIVE THEM THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR RECOVERY GOALS. MERCY CARE PROVIDES PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ON AN INTEGRATED BASIS TO MEDICAID ELIGIBLE ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, AND TO OPERATE AS THE REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (RBHA) TO COORDINATE THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS IN MARICOPA COUNTY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WIDE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PROVIDERS THAT SERVE ITS MEMBERS AND GIVE THEM THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR RECOVERY GOALS.

COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT PROGRAM - IN ACCORDANCE WITH AHCCCS CONTRACT, MERCY CARE HAS APPROVED A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT PROGRAM. UNDER THE PROGRAM, MERCY CARE WILL DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO LOCAL COMMUNITES IN WHICH IT OPERATES THROUGH COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACTIVITIES INCULDING CONTRIBUTING 6% OF ITS ANNUAL PROFITS FOR ACC, ALTCS, AND RBHA TO COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT. THE PROGRAM FUNDS COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES IN MERCY CARE'S GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA. THESE FUNDS ARE FOR PROJECTS AND SERVICES NOT ELIGIBLE SERVICE PREVENTION DOLLARS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, MERCY CARE APPROVED AMOUNTS THAT RESULTED IN GRANTS TO PROVIDERS OF APPROXIMATELY $5,799,744, TO BE SPENT ON VARIOUS HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY PROJECTS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, MERCY CARE SPENT $794,000 ON COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT PROJECTS.