Massachusetts RY27 Psychiatric Hospital Request for Applications

Massachusetts EOHHS is accepting Rate Year 2027 applications from eligible in-state Psychiatric Hospitals seeking to participate as MassHealth providers. Initial responses are due September 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, followed by an open-enrollment process; Massachusetts COMMBUYS guidance establishes Header Bid Opening Date/Time values as Eastern Time.

FundingProvider-participation RFA; the public COMMBUYS header does not state a per-applicant grant amount or funding cap.

DeadlineInitial response deadline: September 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Responses are accepted after the initial deadline under open enrollment; COMMBUYS header lists September 30, 2027 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Massachusetts COMMBUYS guidance states Header Bid Opening Date/Time values are Eastern Time.

Last verifiedSeptember 16, 2026

Required next actionEligible in-state Psychiatric Hospitals should review the full RFA and Evaluation Criteria, complete and execute the required application and Psychiatric Hospital Contract documents, and submit through COMMBUYS. No Atlas applicant outreach is warranted because this provider-participation RFA is limited to in-state Psychiatric Hospitals and no legitimate N9+, QC Healthcare, or Dr. Miltie direct-applicant pathway is established.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible in-state Psychiatric Hospitals seeking to participate as MassHealth providers of Psychiatric Hospital Services.

Atlas Analysis

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is accepting applications under the Rate Year 2027 Psychiatric Hospital Request for Applications, COMMBUYS BD-27-1039-EHS01-ASHWA-133295, alternate ID 27MMEHSPSYCHHOSPITALRFA. The RFA is for eligible in-state Psychiatric Hospitals that wish to participate as MassHealth providers of Psychiatric Hospital Services.

Deadline and open enrollment

The initial deadline for responses is September 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, as specified by EOHHS in the COMMBUYS pre-bid notice. EOHHS also states that responses will be accepted after the initial deadline under the RFA’s open-enrollment process. The COMMBUYS header lists a Bid Opening Date of September 30, 2027 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Massachusetts COMMBUYS systemwide bid-submission guidance states that Header Bid Opening Date/Time values are Eastern Time and that the COMMBUYS system clock is the official time of record.

Eligibility and purpose

Eligible applicants are in-state Psychiatric Hospitals seeking to participate as MassHealth providers of Psychiatric Hospital Services. Providers wishing to participate must complete and execute the enclosed application and Psychiatric Hospital Contract documents that establish participation requirements.

Funding and submission

This is a MassHealth provider-participation RFA, not a conventional grant award. The public COMMBUYS header does not state a per-applicant grant amount or funding cap. Electronic quotes are allowed. The current public attachments include the RY27 Psychiatric Hospital Request for Applications and the RY27 Psychiatric Hospital RFA Evaluation Criteria.

Atlas fit

Atlas Opportunity Score: 82/100. The opportunity is highly relevant to Massachusetts behavioral-health and psychiatric hospital operations, but the verified RFA is a provider-participation pathway rather than equipment or technology funding. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit: 0/100. Dr. Miltie, LLC is not an eligible applicant because eligibility is limited to in-state Psychiatric Hospitals.

Contact

EOHHS contact: Kate Agyeman, PsychiatricHospitalRFA@mass.gov.