Today, children and adolescents with behavioral health challenges are generally prescribed, and use, an alarming number of psychotropic medications. This excessive usage has raised concerns among families, practitioners and advocates amid questions about the appropriateness of the diagnoses that justify the drugs’ use – as well as the uncertainty surrounding the long-term effects of these…
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Magellan’s own CTO, Srini Koushik, was recently featured in Forbes Insights, talking about the benefits of videoconferencing and how it is changing the way that we work at Magellan. In the article, Srini discusses how new technology is improving efficiency while increasing connectedness and effectiveness of teams. Check Srini’s profile here. Earlier this year, Srini…
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Contemplating life and death is probably common when in the midst of a natural disaster. As the eye of Irma passed over me on September 10, I was thinking about suicide and suicide prevention. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Magellan Complete Care, our health plan for individuals living with serious mental illness in…
Read More 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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