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Pennsylvania award history
Retrieved 2026-11-02. A dollar figure is not on this page.
Community HealthChoices 12-15
Status: upheld. RFP issued 2016-03-01; award or selection notice 2016-08-30.
DHS issued RFP 12-15 on March 1, 2016 and on August 30, 2016 selected three offerors for Community HealthChoices negotiations in all five zones. The Commonwealth Court affirmed the denial of the UnitedHealthcare protest on October 4, 2017. The opinion does not print numeric scores.
| Role | Organization | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| awardee | Pennsylvania Health & Wellness, Inc. | one of the three highest overall scores in all five zones | not published in the retrieved decision |
| awardee | Vista Health Plan, Inc. | one of the three highest overall scores in all five zones | not published in the retrieved decision |
| awardee | UPMC For You, Inc. | one of the three highest overall scores in all five zones | not published in the retrieved decision |
| non awardee | UnitedHealthcare of Pennsylvania, Inc. | fourth in all five zones | not published in the retrieved decision |
Protests
- UnitedHealthcare of Pennsylvania, Inc.: The protest challenged the selection of offerors for Community HealthChoices. The court addressed the HEDIS and small-diverse-business scoring claims that remained before it. Decision: affirmed 2017-10-04.
Evidence: UnitedHealthcare of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Department of Human Services, No. 1978 C.D. 2016 (opinion filed October 4, 2017; retrieved 2026-11-02)
Community HealthChoices 31-22
Status: cancelled. RFP issued 2024-01-30; award or selection notice 2024-08-21.
DHS issued RFA 31-22 on January 30, 2024. The application deadline was extended to April 1, 2024. DHS notified a non-selected applicant on August 21, 2024. On April 2, 2026 the Commonwealth Court reversed the denials of the bid protests and cancelled the award. The opinion prints the same technical score for each applicant in all five zones.
| Role | Organization | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| awardee | PA Health & Wellness, Inc. | selected for negotiations; award later cancelled | 995.72 |
| awardee | UPMC For You, Inc. | selected for negotiations; award later cancelled | 1,000 |
| awardee | Health Partners Plans, Inc. | selected for negotiations; award later cancelled | 926.90 |
| awardee | Aetna Better Health of Pennsylvania, Inc. | selected for negotiations; award later cancelled | 909.6 |
| awardee | Vista Health Plan, Inc. | selected for negotiations; award later cancelled | 948.97 |
| non awardee | Geisinger Health Plan | not selected | 891.25 |
| non awardee | Gateway Health Plan, Inc. dba Highmark Wholecare | not selected | 886.63 |
| non awardee | UnitedHealthcare of Pennsylvania, Inc. | not selected | 868.41 |
Protests
- Gateway Health Plan, Inc. dba Highmark Wholecare: Highmark challenged identical technical scores across the five zones and other evaluation grounds. The agency designee denied the protests. The court reversed those denials. Decision: reversed; award cancelled 2026-04-02.
- UnitedHealthcare of Pennsylvania, Inc.: UnitedHealthcare challenged the RFA 31-22 evaluation. The court reversed the denial of the protest and cancelled the award for the reasons stated in the Highmark opinion. Decision: reversed; award cancelled 2026-04-02.
Evidence: Gateway Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a Highmark Wholecare v. Department of Human Services, Nos. 147 and 526 C.D. 2025 (opinion and order filed April 2, 2026; retrieved 2026-11-02)
Not in the retrieved record
- HealthChoices physical health: not published by state. The retrieved Community HealthChoices opinions do not state a separate HealthChoices physical health award. UnitedHealthcare of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Department of Human Services, No. 1978 C.D. 2016 (opinion filed October 4, 2017; retrieved 2026-11-02)
Reissue
No reissue linking two procurement ids was in the retrieved documents.