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Care alongside Care: Treating Comorbid Medical and Behavioral Conditions

by Caroline Carney, MD
April 14, 2017Addiction, Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Substance AbuseBehavioral Health, CBT, CCBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, comorbidity, Dr. Caroline Carney, NIH, physical health, SAMHSA, Screen and Engage

It’s 11:30 on a Tuesday night in the emergency department of a local county hospital. The doctor pulls back the curtain on his next patient and frowns. He has seen this man before. He looks down at the chart and recognizes the name. He’d been in about eight weeks before with trouble breathing and chest…

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How Can You Better Understand The Impact of High-Cost Specialty Drugs Billed on the Medical Benefit?

by Magellan Health Insights
April 12, 2017Biosimilars, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Benefits Management, Specialty PharmacyCasandra Stockman, Medical Benefit, PBM, Specialty Pharmacy

On March 22, Magellan Rx Management released its seventh annual Medical Pharmacy Trend Report, which continues to be a leading source for payers and other industry stakeholders to analyze high-cost injectable drugs paid under the medical benefit. It’s clear that specialty spend on the medical benefit accounts for a significant expenditure for both members and…

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Magellan’s Role on the National Quality Forum’s Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Project Coordinating Committee

by Magellan Health Insights
April 10, 2017Addiction, Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Children's Behavioral Health, Medicaid, Self-Directed Care, Substance Abuse, Suicide PreventionAddiction, CHIP, Karen Amstutz, LTSS, Magellan, Magellan Health, Medicaid, MLTSS, substance abuse

When I was selected to join the National Quality Forum’s Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Project Coordinating Committee, I thought about the background and experiences I would bring with me – both personally and professionally. As a trained pediatrician, my medical training focused largely on the care and treatment of young children. According to the Centers for…

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10 Things to Know about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

by Magellan Health Insights
April 3, 2017AutismApril, ASD, Autism, IDEA, Support

April marks Autism Awareness Month, which focuses on increasing awareness and understanding of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). People with ASD may learn, communicate, and behave in ways that are different from others. Learn more about ASD below, and click on our tip sheets to find additional resources, including ways that you can help support others…

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Six Ways to Keep Specialty Spend Under Control

by Magellan Health Insights
March 31, 2017Medical Specialty, Oncology, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Benefits Management, Specialty PharmacyMagellan Rx Management, Matt Ward, Medical Pharmacy, Oncology, PBM, Pharmacy Benefits Management, Specialty Pharmacy

Learn more about ways to keep specialty spend, an important — and quickly growing — area of pharmacy spend, from Matt Ward, Magellan Rx Management’s general manager of the employer segment. Ward’s op-ed on the subject was recently published in WorldatWork’s magazine. WorldatWork is a nonprofit human resources association and compensation authority for professionals and organizations…

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MOVE 2017: Key Highlights from the Magellan Open Vision Exchange – Part II

by Magellan Health Insights
March 22, 2017Behavioral Health, Healthcare ITFuture of Healthcare, Gus Giraldo, Healthcare, Magellan, Magellan Health, Magellan Healthcare, Magellan Open Vision Exchange, Magellan Rx Management, MOVE, MOVE 2017

Between January 30 and February 1, Magellan hosted its Magellan Open Vision Exchange (MOVE) conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. Our annual gathering of healthcare insiders, experts and leaders provides opportunities for key members of the industry to talk openly about the future of healthcare. You can read part one of our review of the 2017 event…

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What is HEDIS and What Does it Mean to You?

by Dr. Janet Maurer
March 15, 2017Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Pharmacy, Specialty PharmacyBehavioral Health, data, Dr. Jan Maurer, HEDIS, Magellan Health, NCQA, quality

Magellan’s collection of HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) quality measures for 2017 has entered the final phase of data collection. You’ve probably heard of the acronym HEDIS – but what does it stand for and what does it mean to you? The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set – HEDIS — was created…

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Connecting Key Opinion Leaders with Prescribing Doctors – Enhancing Dialogue and Discussion

by Maryam Tabatabai
March 8, 2017Medical Specialty, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Benefits Management, Specialty PharmacyClinical Connections, Key Opinion Leader, Magellan Rx Management, Muscular Dystrophy, Rare Diseases

Medicine continues to evolve quickly, with new treatments and trials coming to market every month. As a doctor in practice, staying up-to-date on the newest innovations and school of thought can be overwhelming, particularly for rare diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy or spinal muscular atrophy. What’s the role of a pharmacy benefit manager in…

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