ValueOptions

ValueOptions, Inc. is the largest privately-owned behavioral health maintenance organization (BHMO) in the United States. Based in Norfolk, Virginia, ValueOptions, Inc. is the product of a 1998 merger of two smaller companies, Value Behavioral Health and OPTIONS. The company is a subsidiary of FHC Health Systems which was founded in 1983 by psychiatrist Dr. Ronald I. Dozoretz, MD, who is the company's CEO and Chairman of the Board. ValueOptions provides behavioral healthcare management to Fortune 500 companies, national and regional health plans, and federal, state, and local governments [1]. Most ValueOptions locations are accredited by URAC (formerly the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission).

Partial List of Clients

Allstate

American Postal Workers Union

AT&T

Boeing

Chevron Corporation

Commonwealth of Virginia

ConocoPhillips

Continental Airlines

Halliburton

Hospital Corporation of America

KBR

Louisiana Office of Group Benefits

McGraw-Hill

Merck

Owens Corning

Pitney Bowes

Screen Actors Guild

Shell

United Food & Commercial Workers

UPS

USAA

Statistics

• Serves nearly 23 million people
• US$1.1 billion revenue, 2003
• founded in 1986
• Service centers in 15 states
• Formerly ranked #7 on the Top 10 list of dog friendly companies in the US, currently they are ranked #9.^{[citation needed]}