Magellan Healthcare Teams with Kyo to Improve Autism Outcomes

Magellan Healthcare, Inc., the behavioral health division of Magellan Health, Inc., announced the launch of a first-to-market, value-based collaboration with Kyo Autism Therapy, LLC, a California-based Applied Behavior Analysis provider, to drive meaningful and objectively measurable outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder.

Magellan and Kyo will develop, build and test a value-based model for treatment planning and delivery to continuously improve care for children with ASD and help the families who care for them. Findings will be used to establish evidence-based practices and drive outcomes-based programs across the ABA industry.

Magellan manages ABA services through Magellan Autism Connections®, a first-to-market and one-of-a-kind solution that offers individualized care planning to optimize treatment and services. Enhanced care coordination ensures goals are met, with services that include intensive support to caregivers. Magellan Autism Connections® includes a fully vetted and credentialed provider network, of which Kyo is a member, the members of which share the company’s mission to deliver evidence-based ASD treatment that drives positive outcomes.

When surveyed, 93% of Magellan Autism Connections® members’ caregivers say service providers work well with them and their child and caregivers have learned how to use ABA techniques to help their child. In addition, 80% of commercial Magellan Autism Connections® members make excellent progress at a cost 40% below the national average, and 75% of Medicaid members make excellent progress at a cost 62% below the national average.