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Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis in the Time of Coronavirus: A Conversation with Magellan’s Yagnesh Vadgama

In light of recent events, Yagnesh Vadgama, BCBA, vice president, clinical care services, autism, Magellan Health, shared his perspective about how COVID-19 and racial and ethnic disparities may be combining to delay diagnosis and important early treatment for autism spectrum disorder in children.  Magellan Health Insights: Yagnesh, thank you for chatting with us today. In…

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Curious about Discount Cards? – 5 Things you should know!

Prescription drug prices can be expensive. How can the average person save money on prescriptions in a quick, easy way? Pharmacy discount cards are available widely, but what are they and why should people use them? Here are five important things to know about pharmacy discount cards. They can save you money! Pharmacy discount cards…

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COVID-19 Vaccine and Drug Pipeline

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken a substantial toll on human life, not to mention our way of life. With over 14 million confirmed global cases and the death toll approaching 612,000, it is one of the most significant crises in recent history. In the United States (US), the country with the most…

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BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Q&A with Dr. Beall-Wilkins

  Q: What is the cumulative effect on mental health of COVID-19, social distancing and now the protests/riots on African-American and other BIPOC adults, both immediately and in the long term? A: The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened longstanding ethnicity-based healthcare disparities that have resulted in disproportionate infection, morbidity and mortality rates for BIPOC adults, specifically…

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Thought Leaders: Dr. Karen Fortuna discusses digital peer support

We are excited to re-introduce our Thought Leaders series with Dr. Karen L. Fortuna, one of the world’s leading researchers and activists focused on digital peer support and the role of technology in recovery. As a result of COVID-19, technology-enabled peer support has become the norm and vitally necessary to ensure continuity of care. We…

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Traditional Drug to Biologic: A Change 10 Years in the Making

In contrast to the conventional drug approval pathway in which drugs are reviewed under a New Drug Application (NDA), approval of a biological product is done under a separate pathway known as the Biologics License Application (BLA). Examples of biologics include therapeutic proteins such as insulin, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, and blood-derived products. While the NDA…

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How to Respond to Traumatic Events in the Workplace

When your workplace is disrupted by a tragic event, employees may feel overwhelmed, anxious, insecure, and distracted. Everyone reacts differently to stress events, but tragic workplace events are serious and can cause significant physical, cognitive, and emotional reactions. A team of experienced mental health consultants can help reduce the negative impact of the event and…

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Biosimilars & Their Impact on Medical Pharmacy Spend

Featuring excerpts used with permission from the Magellan Rx Management Medical Pharmacy Trend ReportTM, ©2020. Get a copy of the full report at magellanrx.com/trendreport. In 2010, plans were just starting to manage drugs on the medical benefit; there were only nine approvals for medical injectable drugs, and biosimilars were talked about but still five years…

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