State Approves Vaya Health, Partners Health Management Merger for Fall 2026
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-05-25T18:30:36.131Z
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Location: Asheville, NC, Buncombe County, Hendersonville County, Haywood County
NC approves Vaya Health & Partners Health merger! A new behavioral healthcare entity serving 47 counties. Impact on Asheville area?
Raleigh -- May 25, 2026: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Devdutta Sangvai has approved the merger of Vaya Health and Partners Health Management, a move set to create the state’s largest publicly governed behavioral healthcare entity. This consolidation, scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, 2026, following a successful readiness review, will significantly reshape how behavioral health care, intellectual and developmental disability services, and substance use support
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