Magellan Complete Care of Virginia Earns Full Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance
August 06 2020 - 5:30AM
Business Wire
Magellan Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGLN), today announced its
managed care health plan subsidiary, Magellan Complete Care of
Virginia (MCC of VA), has earned Medicaid HMO Accreditation and the
Long-Term Services and Supports Distinction from the National
Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
"We are honored to receive Full Accreditation from the NCQA,
reinforcing our teams’ hard work to safeguard and provide a
consistently high quality of care to those we serve,” said Joy
Bland, vice president of quality, Magellan Complete Care. “We
appreciate NCQA’s rigorous standards that demand continuous quality
improvement, and our team is motivated to use these standards on a
daily basis in support of our members.”
The goal of MCC of VA is to help solve the many challenges
associated with the healthcare needs of lower income individuals,
many of whom face complex conditions that impact their physical
health and mental well-being. MCC of VA recognizes that
improvements in overall health and wellness frequently involve
support from families, communities and even the workplace.
“This achievement demonstrates our commitment to NCQA’s
standards as we strive to help our members live more healthy,
vibrant lives,” said Darrin Johnson, chief executive officer, MCC
of VA.
NCQA is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to
assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans,
managed behavioral healthcare organizations, preferred provider
organizations, new health plans, physician organizations,
credentials verification organizations, disease management programs
and other health-related programs. NCQA reviews include rigorous
on-site and off-site evaluations conducted by a team of physicians
and managed care experts.
About the National Committee for Quality Assurance
(NCQA): NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to
improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide
range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians
and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare
Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely
used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA's website
contains information to help consumers, employers and others make
more-informed health care choices. NCQA can be found online at
ncqa.org, on Twitter @ncqa, on Facebook at facebook.com/NCQA.org/
and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/ncqa.
About Magellan Complete Care of Virginia: Magellan
Complete Care of Virginia (MCC of VA) is a person-centered,
community focused health plan that works together with members,
their families and providers, and community organizations to create
an integrated care plan that addresses physical, behavioral and
social needs. Serving Virginians since 1972 in pharmacy and
behavioral health programs, today MCC of VA operates as a
full-service Medicaid and Medicare health plan for the Department
of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) for the Commonwealth of
Virginia. For more information about MCC of VA, visit
www.MCCofVA.com.
About Magellan Health: Magellan Health, Inc., a Fortune
500 company, 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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