Arkansas Department of Human Services officials have decided to pull down the procurement for Arkansas Medicaid Dental Managed Care Services, and no contracts will be awarded at this time, a spokesman for the department said Tuesday.
“During active negotiations with vendors who bid on the Dental Managed Care contract, it became apparent we will not reach agreement,” department spokesman Gavin Lesnick said in a written statement.
He said department officials “are now reviewing options to either rebid the procurement or to move beneficiaries back to Fee for Service.”
“Factors we are considering include cost, length of time and systems changes,” Lesnick said. “We will work to determine the option that best serves beneficiaries and taxpayers and can provide updates as this process progresses.”
Sen. Terry Rice, R-Waldron, said Tuesday night it’s a flawed process when state officials don’t appear to follow its request for proposal.
“The best they could do was to pull it back,” he said.