A study by a team of Magellan researchers, demonstrating the pervasiveness of opioid addiction, was featured on CBS Philly (KYW). The study, an analysis of medical and pharmacy data from 2009—2012 for 2.5 million people aged 20-64 who were part of a commercial health plan, showed that 48 percent of patients who had stopped using opioids…
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Written by Thomas Lane, NCPS, CRPS September is National Recovery Month, and during this time, we celebrate the fact that people living with mental health and substance use disorders can and do recover. Recovery is real. But what does it mean to recover? It’s an important question, and there is no simple answer. Each individual…
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Magellan’s offices in Virginia have been abuzz for the past few months, busily preparing to implement a brand-new contract as Magellan Complete Care of Virginia (MCC of VA), serving individuals who qualify for Medicaid due to a disability or who are age 65 or older. On Aug. 1, MCC of VA made its debut in…
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As we observe National Suicide Prevention Week 2017, we sat down with Dr. Shareh Ghani, vice president and medical director at Magellan Healthcare who lead Magellan’s Driving Suicide to Zero Initiative. Magellan Health Insights: Dr. Ghani, thank you for chatting with us today. Tell us about the work you did with the Driving Suicide to…
Read More We’ve all been impacted by the horrific flooding taking place in Texas due to Hurricane Harvey, and witnessed the many instances of heroism and community support in response to this tragedy. In addition to the widespread damage occurring, we have a number of Magellan team members and their families who live in impacted areas and…
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Privacy is a funny thing, and peoples’ choices about privacy when technology is involved is often hard to explain. We don’t think twice about letting companies track what we like and don’t; what we search for and when we search; the photos we like and the ones we don’t; our shopping patterns and our wish…
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Magellan Rx Management will soon be hosting the 14th Annual Specialty Summit. We had the opportunity to sit down with Phillip Vecchiolli, senior vice president and general manager of our specialty division at Magellan Rx Management to share his thoughts on this exciting event. Magellan Health Insights: What can attendees expect at this year’s Specialty…
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A study by a team of Magellan researchers, demonstrating the pervasiveness of opioid addiction, was presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting, and was also the subject of an article by Clinical Psychiatry News. The study, an analysis of medical and pharmacy data from 2009—2012 for 2.5 million people aged 20-64 who were…
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