Wyoming’s High Fidelity Wraparound program continues to show successful outcomes for enrolled youth with complex behavioral health challenges. Operated by Magellan Healthcare, Inc. through a collaboration with the Wyoming Department of Health, Division of Healthcare Financing (Medicaid), Wyoming’s High Fidelity Wraparound demonstrates that young people are getting more needs met in their own homes and…
The costs associated with cancer care continue to rise, and many new therapy developments are on the horizon. When looking specifically at medical benefit drug spend, which has historically gone unmanaged, oncology medications make up one-third of total per-member-per-month spend, with an average cost per claim of over $2,300 for commercial plans.1 With estimates that…
Precision medicine is the concept of tailoring disease treatment and prevention to account for differences in genetic, environmental, or even lifestyle factors specific to groups of people.1 Precision medicine takes genetic and biochemical information unique to a group of patients and uses that information to develop more specific and streamlined medications or treatments. The goal…
Primary care providers can be responsible for everything from first line dermatology to behavioral health to musculoskeletal injuries. In a world of rapidly changing technologies, and in which new therapies can cure or alter diseases that only a few years ago would have never been thought possible, the basics still matter. As a clinician, I’ve…
In 1989, one survey of the general public found that more than half of respondents believed lack of discipline was a possible cause of mental illness. The survey found that, at that time, Americans were more likely to receive information about mental illness from mass media than from medical providers or psychologists. Thirty years later,…
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have difficulty in school, because their symptoms—inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity—get in the way of learning. Success in school is important for the development of healthy self-esteem and confidence. You can help your child succeed in school by: Working with teachers and other school personnel. Educating yourself about…
Children who are socially withdrawn, shy, and appear to lack self-esteem are more likely than other children to be targets for bullying. Children who appear confident and strong are better able to discourage children from harassing them. Parents and other important adults in a child’s life can use these suggestions to help boost a child’s…
Childhood isn’t all fun and games. Even young children can feel worried and stressed. Stress can come from outside sources, such as family, friends, and school. It can also come from children themselves. Just like adults, children may expect too much of themselves and then feel stressed when they feel that they have failed. How…
