Magellan / Beacon / Carelon and ABA coverage
Behavioral health management brands named as carve-out administrators. Our research names it in 3 states, listed below exactly as researched.
Medicaid managed care plans
Magellan Healthcare
Named in our Idaho payers research · Idaho Medicaid behavioral health managed care organization; as of Dec 1, 2025 it no longer reimburses ABA-type codes for behavior modification and consultation (moved to CHIS fee-for-service).
Beacon Health Options
Named in our Massachusetts payers research · Per the same 2016 handout; verify.
Other payers
Carelon Behavioral Health (Maryland Medicaid BHASO)
Named in our Maryland payers research · Named in the Feb 2026 ABA Provider Manual as the BHASO that handles registration, prior authorization and claims for Medicaid fee-for-service ABA.
Related research
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