Magellan Healthcare Provides Support and Resources During Autism Awareness Month
March 31 2021 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Magellan Healthcare, the behavioral and specialty healthcare
segment of Magellan Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGLN), today announced
resources and programs to educate and support individuals in
recognition of Autism Awareness Month throughout April.
According to estimates from the CDC’s Autism and Developmental
Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network, about 1 in 54 children in
the U.S. has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).1
In trying to better understand and manage ASD, this already complex
disorder is further complicated when other mental health conditions
or developmental disabilities are present.2 Legislation, services
and provider quality vary across the country with very few
standards, leaving caregivers to navigate the maze of care options
on their own.
“Magellan Healthcare is an innovator in the autism space. Our
solution, Magellan Autism Connections®, goes beyond traditional
care by combining our expertise in caring for children diagnosed
with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with targeted efforts to engage
and serve caregivers on their journey, ensuring everyone impacted
receives the care they need,” said Yagnesh Vadgama, BCBA, vice
president, clinical care services autism, Magellan Health.
“Combined with our high-touch, high-relationship approach and
market-leading clinical expertise, Autism Connections provides
holistic care management; improves care, health and wellness; and
reduces costs.”
During National Autism Awareness month in April and throughout
the year, Magellan Healthcare is committed to increasing awareness,
recognizing and addressing concerns, celebrating differences and
supporting inclusion through provision of information and free
community resources.
Upcoming Virtual Events
- Wednesday, April 7, 2021, 2:30 p.m. ET: Join the webinar
Navigating Autism with Yagnesh Vadgama, BCBA, Magellan’s vice
president, clinical care services autism, who will share his
knowledge and more than 16 years of experience with ASD and applied
behavior analysis. He’ll also talk about the current state of ASD
care in the U.S. and answer audience questions. Register here.
- Thursday, April 8, 2021, 1:00 p.m. ET: Join the webinar,
Moving Beyond the Stigma: How Value-Based Care will Benefit your
Organization. This CE credits-eligible webinar featuring Laura
Geary, chief health outcomes officer, Behavioral Health Center of
Excellence; Kristine Rodriguez, director of clinical development
and outcomes, Autism Learning Partners; and Yagnesh Vadgama, BCBA,
vice president, clinical care services, Magellan Healthcare, will
describe the key components of value-based care, each likely to be
used in future value-based payment models, and their benefits to
providers and the applied behavior analysis industry overall. Learn
more and register here.
Additional Magellan Healthcare Resources
Magellan is offering a number of events and resources in support
of Autism Awareness Month. Visit Magellan’s autism awareness
website here for event updates, downloads and more.
- For more information on autism, read the Magellan Health
Insights blog post, “Celebrating six unique qualities of people
with autism spectrum disorder” here.
- Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter in April for more information
and resources addressing autism.
About Magellan Healthcare: Magellan Healthcare, Inc., the
healthcare business unit of Magellan Health, Inc., offers solutions
for complex conditions in the areas of behavioral health and
medical specialty treatment. Magellan Healthcare serves commercial
health plans, employers, state and local governments, and the
Federal government, including the Department of Defense. For more
information, visit MagellanHealthcare.com.
About Magellan Health: Magellan Health, Inc., is a leader
in managing the fastest growing, most complex areas of health,
including special populations, complete pharmacy benefits and other
specialty areas of healthcare. Magellan supports innovative ways of
accessing better health through technology, while remaining focused
on the critical personal relationships that are necessary to
achieve a healthy, vibrant life. Magellan's customers include
health plans and other managed care organizations, employers, labor
unions, various military and governmental agencies and third-party
administrators. For more information, visit MagellanHealth.com.
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1 https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html 2
https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/data.html
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