A pandemic’s impact on children’s mental health

By: Linda Y. Evans and Greg Dicharry Before the COVID-19 pandemic started wreaking havoc on various aspects of our “normal” lives, including our mental health, 1 in 6 children aged 2-8…

Navigating Autism

by Yagnesh Vadgama

April 26, 2021 Autism Adolescent Behavioral Health, ASD, Autism, Autism Spec, Evidence-Based Practice, Magellan Health, Magellan Healthcare, Magellan Rx Management, Self-Care

About 1 in 54 children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to estimates from the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network.[1] Getting…

The Future of Care for Oncology Patients

by Magellan Health Insights

April 1, 2021 Oncology, Pharmacy Cancer, Cancer treatment, Genomic Testing, Magellan Health, Magellan Healthcare, Oncology, Oncology Care, precision medicine, Precision Medicine in Oncology

The Role of Precision Medicine in Oncology Care The approach to cancer treatment has been transformed dramatically over the last decade. The use of medications to treat cancer is shifting…

A comprehensive approach to medical pharmacy savings: one plan’s real-word example

by Magellan Health Insights

March 30, 2021 Pharmacy Magellan Health, Magellan Healthcare, Medical Pharmacy, Medical Pharmacy Management, Specialty Drug Management, specialty drugs

As a market leader and disruptor in specialty drug management, Magellan Rx Management has been delivering targeted and innovative solutions for over 16 years to help health plans reduce specialty…

How are our kids doing?

by Dr. Gerald Busch MD MPH DLFAPA

March 30, 2021 Behavioral Health, Children's Behavioral Health Adolescent Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health, Children's behavioral health, Coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, Magellan Health, Magellan Healthcare, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Stress

For our kids, disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are likely more than just that – temporary inconveniences, varying in severity, until life goes back to “normal.” Besides missing out…

Autism Spectrum Disorder – Celebrating 6 unique qualities

by Yagnesh Vadgama

March 23, 2021 Autism ABA, Applied Behavior Analysis, ASD, Autism, Autism Awareness, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Magellan Health, Magellan Healthcare, Magellan RX, Magellan Rx Management, National Autism Awareness Month

Every April, we recognize National Autism Awareness Month, which focuses on spreading awareness, improving understanding and promoting acceptance of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Most of us are aware of the…

2020 FDA Approvals: A Year in Review

by Magellan Health Insights

March 15, 2021 Pharmacy, Trend Alert, Uncategorized CDER, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, FDA Approvals, Food and Drug Administration, Magellan Health, New Drugs, Novel drugs, Orphan Drugs

In January 2021, the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) published Advancing Health through Innovation: New Drug Therapy Approvals 2020. This…

Three Key Principles for Improving Patient Care with Behavioral Economics

by Magellan Health Insights

February 10, 2021 Quality Behavioral Economics, Improving Patient Care, Magellan Health, Magellan Healthcare, Outcomes, Patient Care, Wellth

When it comes to healthcare, it is all about the individual, not their condition. Healthcare organizations endeavor to help patients achieve better health, and this goes beyond reducing symptoms and…