SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Magellan Health (NASDAQ: MGLN) announced today that local St. Louis-based employees have raised $16,963 for the 2016 American Heart Walk, in addition to a $10,000 corporate sponsorship from Magellan Health.
“Promoting healthy heart habits, as well as teamwork and camaraderie, are important to Magellan Health, particularly when we can support a local charity at the same time,” said Sheri Tonioli-Gross, senior director of program and project management at Magellan Health and the 2016 walk leader. “We hope to continue our efforts in the future.”
“The American Heart Walk is important to me because cardiovascular disease and strokes have affected my family directly,” said Lori Gronewold, a senior programmer analyst within Magellan’s IT department. “In a 10-year-span, my dad had six strokes and five heart attacks, and with each event, I watched his quality of life decline. My mom was his primary caregiver, and during that same time, she had two heart attacks and four experimental stents implanted. I wanted to help raise money so others would not have to watch their family members suffer due to strokes and cardiovascular disease. I joined the Magellan Heart Walk team not only to help raise money, but as a way of meeting others in the company.”
About Magellan Health: Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., 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 develops innovative solutions that combine advanced analytics, agile technology and clinical excellence to drive better decision making, positively impact health outcomes and optimize the cost of care for the members we serve — all within a customer-first culture. 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.
