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Spotlight Magellan Health: Lauren Rust

Creating an accessible and personalized user-friendly digital experience is Lauren Rust’s goal as vice president of digital experience at Magellan Health. Based in Houston, Texas, Lauren aims to make it easier for members to understand their behavioral health and find appropriate care, all while reducing the stigma surrounding mental health. By focusing on the needs…

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Autism | Magellan Healthcare

Improving Autism Outcomes Through Value-based Care

According to the CDC, 1 in 54[1] children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with some states reporting 1 in 32[2] children receiving a diagnosis.1 One of the most common treatments for ASD is Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), a therapeutic intervention that helps individuals with autism: Improve communication, social, daily living and motor skills…

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Spotlight Magellan Health: Irvin Towson

Irvin Towson, VP of Talent Acquisition, oversees all the Enterprise, Magellan Healthcare and Magellan Federal recruiting. Based out of Virginia and with seven years spent at Magellan Health, Towson takes pride in his team’s track record of finding the best talent to join Magellan Health. Targeting more than 2,500 hires this year, he is focused…

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BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month | Magellan Healthcare

Mental health awareness for Black communities

For July Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Awareness Month, we are pleased to share our e-interview with Dr. Tonicia Freeman-Foster, Ed.D, CDP, CHES®, PMP, co-founder and principal consultant at Kusudi Consulting Group, and change specialist at Change Matrix, on mental health for Black people and African Americans Magellan: What are some…

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BIPOC Mental Health Month | Magellan Healthcare

July is Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Awareness Month

Over the past year COVID-19, community protests and increased social awareness have highlighted the impact of racism on the mental health of Black, Indigenous People, and People of Color (BIPOC). On April 8, 2021 Rochelle Wolensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that racism, “directly affects the well-being of millions of…

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Total Cost of Care | Magellan Health

2 Innovative Strategies to Effectively Manage Total Cost of Care

Total cost of care is challenging to define. In general, we consider total cost of care to be the total cost of what it takes to treat a population. Is it direct provider fees and hospital fees? What about labs? Medications? Caregiver burden? Time away from work? When I was in clinical practice—whether internal medicine…

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