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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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 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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Explore tips and information to protect your mental health and deal with grief and loss of loved ones due to the worldwide impacts of COVID-19. When else in our lifetime can we say all people in all countries of the world have directly experienced grief and loss due to the same traumatic event? Now…
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Jennifer Foley is leading a triage team of trained clinicians on the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to connect members with a variety of services to promote whole health, including new virtual wellness and counseling experience. Foley, the interim senior manager of the employee Center of Excellence triage team, uses her experience as a former lifestyle…
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Think back to New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Maybe you had big plans that night to ring in the new year, or maybe you were spending a quiet evening at home. In either case, you probably had expectations about 2020 and hopes that it would be happy, healthy and prosperous… Fast forward a…
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Many of us can now say we have experienced the trials and tribulations of parenting during a pandemic. We have attempted to juggle full-time work and regular household duties, along with being a full-time teacher or daycare worker and entertainer for our kids. While we’re all doing the best we can in taking on these…
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“These [medical pharmacy] trends continue to be a challenge for all stakeholders involved in the care of patients with complex specialty conditions, making it vital for them to stay current and informed for better decision-making,” said Kristen Reimers, RPh, senior vice president, specialty clinical solutions, Magellan Rx Management. Medical benefit drug spend, or what we…
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