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What do Employers Need to Know about Escalating Specialty Drug Spend?

May 24, 2017 Medical Specialty, Oncology, Pharmacy Autoimmune, Employers, Medical Benefit, Oncology, PBM, Rare Diseases, Specialty Pharmacy

A major trend in the pharmacy space continues to be increasing specialty drug spend, which is expected to continue with the introduction of new specialty agents for oncology, autoimmune disorders…

Marking Women’s National Health Week: Pay Attention to Your Mental Health

by Magellan Health Insights

May 22, 2017 Behavioral Health Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Mental Health Month, National Women's Health Week, NWHW, Office of Women's Health, OWH, Women's health

Source: https://www.womenshealth.gov/nwhw/tools/infographics/mental-health/

A Strengths-Based Approach: How High Fidelity Wraparound Changed a Foster Family’s Path

by Magellan Health Insights

May 15, 2017 Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Children's Behavioral Health, Medicaid Behavioral Health, Foster Care, High Fidelity Wraparound, Magellan Health, Magellan Healthcare, Wyoming

Being a parent is one of the most challenging and rewarding jobs an individual can hold. When behavioral health challenges are added, it becomes even more difficult. Try, for a…

Helping Members Change Their Lives (And Our Own Lives, Too)

by Dana Foglesong

May 8, 2017 Addiction, Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Medicaid Care Coordination, Depression, Homelessness, Integrated Care, Magellan Complete Care of Florida, Peer Navigators, Peers, Suicide

As a former Medicaid recipient who relied on treatment from community behavioral health centers, I know first-hand the transformative power a peer specialist can have a in a person’s life….

May is Mental Health Month: What Can You Do to Help Erase Stigma?

by Caroline Carney, MD

May 1, 2017 Behavioral Health Dr. Caroline Carney, Magellan, Magellan Health, Magellan Healthcare, Mental Health, Mental Health Month, NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Institute of Mental Health, SAMHSA, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration

To mark Mental Health Month, we had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Caroline Carney, chief medical officer of Magellan Healthcare. Dr. Carney shed some light on stigma, barriers…

Care alongside Care: Treating Comorbid Medical and Behavioral Conditions

by Caroline Carney, MD

April 14, 2017 Addiction, Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Substance Abuse Behavioral 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…

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

by Magellan Health Insights

April 12, 2017 Biosimilars, Pharmacy Casandra 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…

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

by Magellan Health Insights

April 10, 2017 Addiction, Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Children's Behavioral Health, Medicaid, Self-Directed Care, Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention Addiction, 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…