Idaho awards $1.2 billion contract for behavioral health. Both losing bidders sue.

The new contractor managing the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan won't take over until March 2024. (Getty Images)Idaho state agencies are facing two lawsuits after awarding a new, expanded $1.2 billion contract to manage behavioral health services statewide. The contract, which could change care as soon as next March, controls how more than 425,000 Idahoans — about one in five…