It’s officially the holiday season—bring on the parties, travel, end-of-year work activities, and squeezing in quality time with loved ones! This year, remember to make time to take care of yourself and start 2020 off with your healthiest, most vibrant YOU. Here are our top three holiday health hacks: Be mindful of your alcohol intake….
The following is an excerpt from the 2018 Magellan Community Impact Report. Standing tall is a tall order. How do you know what the right thing is? Answers aren’t often cut and dried. Instead, we know by having lived through similar, difficult experiences ourselves and standing beside those we support—standing together as peers on the path…
The following is an excerpt from the 2018 Magellan Community Impact Report. It is estimated that 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. The opioid epidemic has become a national crisis and is continuing to grow rapidly, affecting families in every city across our nation. No one is exempt from experiencing the effects…
While there have been significant drug shortages in the past as a result of unforeseen circumstances, such as Hurricane Maria’s effect on Puerto Rico’s drug manufacturing facilities in 2017, drug shortages often crop up and continue despite no obvious reason. The ongoing shortage of vincristine, an older, traditional chemotherapy agent used for several cancers, has…
As an Adolescent Support and Counseling (ASACS) Counselor, it has always been a passion of mine to provide counseling and prevention serves to teens and their families. I’ve been very fortunate to fulfill that calling and having a platform to make an impact at Daegu Middle High School in Daegu, South Korea. In supporting and…
We live in a fast paced, on-demand world, one in which information is available to patients through multiple channels on any medical topic. So, how do you help your patients navigate all the information and working with them, determine what is right for them and their loved ones? How do you help patients understand a…
The following is an excerpt from the 2018 Magellan Community Impact Report. Learning and evolving aren’t just how we approach doing business. Magellan is committed to helping people reach their fullest human potential. But reaching your fullest potential could get derailed at any minute by a disaster. Serving state employees during their toughest moments The…
The following is an excerpt from the 2018 Magellan Community Impact Report. Care is core to every service we deliver and everything we do. For Magellan, success is about so much more than profit or prestige. It’s about doing well by doing good. We’re always caring, listening, learning and using our collective insight to make…