UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

April 22, 2009

 

MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 507-1900

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

 

On April 22, 2009, the Iowa Department of Human Services and the Iowa Department of Public Health announced their intent to award a contract to the Company to provide managed behavioral healthcare services to Medicaid recipients and other beneficiaries in the State of Iowa.  The Company currently holds a contract for the provision of these services.  The new contract will be for a term of  2.5 years beginning on January 1, 2010 with options for the State of Iowa to extend the term of the contract for three one-year terms. The award is subject to the negotiation and execution of a contract between the Company and the State of Iowa.  While the Company does not anticipate any impediments to entering into the new contract, there can be no assurance that the Company and the State of Iowa will enter into the new contract.  The contract is expected to generate approximately $155 million in annual revenue.  However, there are certain material terms of the contract that are yet to be finalized that may impact these estimates.  Under Iowa law, the bidders who were not awarded the contract have the right to file a protest seeking to overturn the award.  There can be no assurance that a protest will not be filed, or that such a protest will not be successful.

 

Cautionary Statement:  This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical information provided herein, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements regarding the contract to provide behavioral healthcare services to Medicaid recipients and other beneficiaries in Iowa and the anticipated start date and revenue associated with such contract. These statements are based on management’s analysis, judgment, belief and expectation only as of the date hereof, and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “estimate,” “intend” and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially due to, among other things, the possible election of certain of the Company’s customers to manage the healthcare services of their members directly; changes in rates paid to and/or by the Company by customers and/or providers; higher utilization of healthcare services by the Company’s risk members; delays, higher costs or inability to implement new business or other Company initiatives; the impact of changes in the contracting model for Medicaid contracts; termination or non-renewal of customer contracts; the impact of new or amended laws or regulations; governmental inquiries; litigation; competition; operational issues; health care reform; and general business conditions. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risks discussed in the “Risk Factors” section included within the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this Form 8-K.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

 

 

Date: April 28, 2009	By:	/s/ Jonathan N. Rubin
		Name: Jonathan N. Rubin
		Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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