UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 12, 2011 (September 9, 2011)
VANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-35204 | 62-1698183 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee | 37215 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (615)665-6000
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. operates a Medicaid managed health
plan in Arizona named Phoenix Health Plan (“PHP”). On September
9, 2011, but effective October 1, 2011, PHP and the Arizona
Health Care Cost Containment System (“AHCCCS”) entered into
Amendment No. 16 to their Contract No. YH09-0001-07 which, among
other things, extended the term of the whole Contract for one
year until September 30, 2012. AHCCCS has one additional option
to extend the Contract, in whole or in part, for one more year
commencing on October 1, 2012 and ending on September 30, 2013.
For the year ended June 30, 2011, PHP generated revenue of
$777.6 million, substantially all of which was derived from the
Contract. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DATE: September 12, 2011 | VANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. (Registrant) |
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| By: | /s/ James H. Spalding | |||
| James H. Spalding | ||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||