Steven Sehr, MD

Steven Sehr, MD is the Behavioral Health Medical Director for AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa Medicaid health plan. AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa covers approximately 220,000 Iowa Medicaid members including those members with severe and chronic mental illness and members receiving services for disabilities such as intellectual disabilities and brain injuries. He oversees all health plan activities related to behavioral health issues and the integration of physical health and behavioral health services for the plan. Steven Sehr is a board certified child psychiatrist with almost 30 years of experience in the Managed Behavioral Healthcare field. He was the CEO and Medical Director of Mesa Mental Health, a New Mexico based MBHO for over 20 years. He has also served as Medical Director for two Regional Behavioral Health Agencies in the Arizona Medicaid system, which included oversight of the Quality Management, Utilization and Care Management and Pharmacy Benefit Management for the plan. He has been with AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa since April 2016, when the plan began formal operations. Dr Sehr received his medical degree at the University of New Mexico. He also received his psychiatric training at the University of New Mexico. He is board certified in both General Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry.