UNSPSC 85101706: Traditional healthcare services

In this classification, this commodity indicates the procedures involved to conduct traditional healthcare services

UNSPSC 85101706 Traditional healthcare services is a Commodity code encompassing managed care, specialized clinical delivery, and population health administration services that state and local health authorities, transit agencies, and public employers actively procure to serve Medicaid beneficiaries, public employees, and vulnerable populations. Recent solicitations show state health agencies and local public bodies contracting for integrated behavioral and medical managed care programs, emergency sheltering case management, disability evaluation services, occupational health screening, and nurse staffing for school and correctional settings. The Nevada Health Authority's RFP for Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) operations across multiple service areas, due December 10, 2026, exemplifies the code's core activity: capitated risk-based managed care with fixed monthly rates ($4,532 to $8,804 per eligible member depending on service area and dual-eligibility status) covering comprehensive primary, specialist, and social services for qualifying seniors. Similarly, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is procuring statewide Medicaid and CHIP dental services under RFP HHS0017108 (due December 7, 2026) on a managed care capitation model serving approximately 3 million Medicaid members and 264,500 CHIP members, with annual projected costs ranging from $86.4 million to $120 million for Medicaid and $77.1 million for CHIP. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health's behavioral health telehealth and crisis support program for veterans and first responders (RFP 2487-20260929135347, due October 14, 2026) represents a narrower but recurring use case: fixed-price, all-inclusive telephonic and digital health delivery with no per-session or per-user fees, targeting 200,000 eligible lives across 82 counties.

Issuing bodies span state Medicaid agencies, county health authorities, public employers, school districts, transit authorities, and correctional departments, with Nevada, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, South Dakota, Georgia, and Oregon showing active recent procurement. The mix reflects both large-population managed care contracts and smaller specialty-service engagements; the Texas and Nevada procurements are statewide scale, while local bodies such as Boulder County (EMT staffing in a jail), East Hartford Public Schools (student health nursing), and Seminole County (emergency sheltering case work) target specific operational needs. A VetHUB subcontracting set-aside of 26 percent applies to Texas CHIP dental services; Nevada PACE requires CMS certification and a $1.5 million performance bond. Geographic concentration is heaviest in the Southwest and Mountain West (Nevada, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida) with secondary activity in the Upper Midwest (South Dakota, Minnesota), reflecting rural health transformation initiatives and Medicaid program modernization. Several South Dakota RFPs bundle behavioral health, EMS, workforce development, and case management infrastructure funded entirely by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services through Rural Health Transformation grants—a structural signal of significant federal co-investment in state and local health system transformation through 2027 and beyond. The code shows sustained procurement momentum across capitated risk-based managed care, digital health delivery platforms, occupational and preventive health services, and healthcare workforce staffing, with contract values ranging from $250,000 (Oregon State Police occupational health) to $120 million annually (Texas CHIP dental), indicating material commercial opportunity across vendor size and specialization.