Legal Opinion

Medco Behavioral Care Corp. of Iowa v. State Department of Human Services

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 24, 1996No. 94-1875PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Justice.

I. Overview.

The Iowa department of human services (DHS) awarded a valuable contract ($200 million) to provide managed mental health care to Iowa’s Medicaid program to Value Behavioral Health, Inc. (Value). The award was challenged through the administrative process and on judicial review by Medco Behavioral Care Corporation of Iowa (Med-co). On judicial review, as permitted by Iowa Code section 17A19(7) (1991), the district court heard additional evidence to expand and explain the record.

The additional record revealed matters the court considered an organizational conflict of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Caci, Inc.-Federal v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  2. Nkf Engineering, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. The United States, Appellant/cross-Appellee, and Weidlinger Associates, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
  3. Foods, Inc. v. Iowa Civil Rights CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  4. City of Des Moines v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  5. Iowa Bankers Ass'n v. Iowa Credit Union DepartmentSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. In Re Carl Corp. v. State, Department of EducationHawaii Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Remer v. Board of Medical Examiners of the StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
  3. Paulson v. BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAM. OF IOWASupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  4. Garling Construction, Inc. v. City of ShellsburgSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  5. Office of Consumer Advocate v. Iowa Utilities BoardSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009

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