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Why work-life harmony matters for providers

  Magellan Federal's Trina Hammonds, PhD, LPC, CEAP, discusses practical strategies to prevent burnout, sustain resilience, and enhance wellbeing in today's workplace.

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2025
Why work-life harmony matters for providers

What to know about your Form 1099s

We will mail your Form 1099 to the financial address on record. If you want your 1099s to go to a different address, you must update your financial address electronically via the Magellan provider...

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2025
What to know about your Form 1099s

Create a standout provider profile

As a valued Magellan network provider, you can create a provider profile that members can view when searching for care. These quick tips help make your profile shine.

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2025
Create a standout provider profile

When you bill for individual and/or family therapy

Learn about common billing errors to avoid and check out some tips to ensure your claims accurately reflect the services you deliver.

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2025
When you bill for individual and/or family therapy

White paper shows breakthrough in pediatric outcomes

  Magellan's team-based approach fosters clinical partnerships and provides tools to support physicians who treat children with mild to moderate behavioral health conditions.

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2025
White paper shows breakthrough in pediatric outcomes

Classify as a small or minority-owned business?

Let us know! Striving to build a diverse and inclusive provider community to match our members’ needs, Magellan values your participation in our network and the services you provide our members. ...

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2025
Classify as a small or minority-owned business?

Help firefighters and dispatchers

Magellan Federal* now supports the Federal Wildland Firefighter Behavioral Health Program As a current Magellan provider, you’re invited to join the Wildland Firefighter Behavioral Health Program...

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2025
Help firefighters and dispatchers

Medical necessity criteria updated Nov. 8

  The 2025-2026 Magellan Care Guidelines became effective Nov. 8, 2025.

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2025
Medical necessity criteria updated Nov. 8

Scheduling timely follow-up at year's end

Key dates to know when scheduling FUH, FUM, and FUA appointments at year's end You’re likely already aware that meeting HEDIS standards* can help providers align their practices with evidence-based...

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2025
Scheduling timely follow-up at year's end

Magellan provider handbooks revised for 2026

The Magellan Handbook for the National Provider Network, and the accompanying Handbook Supplement for Organizational and Facility Providers, have been revised to reflect several new policies and...

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2025
Magellan provider handbooks revised for 2026

EAP handbook supplement updated for 2026

In addition to a revised Magellan National Provider Handbook, you’ll find the updated handbook supplement for Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providers — in effect for 2026 — on our provider...

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2025
EAP handbook supplement updated for 2026

Share your ethnic background, language

Fact: 75% of Magellan providers currently share their ethnic origin with members. Do you?Fact: 75% of Magellan providers currently share their ethnic origin with members. Do you?Fact: 75% of...

Featured: Featured Issue: Winter 2026
Share your ethnic background, language

Billing Q3014 for telehealth

Q3014 represents the telehealth originating site facility fee. It may be billed only by the eligible facility where the member is physically located during the telehealth visit.

Featured: Featured Issue: Winter 2026
Billing Q3014 for telehealth

Interested in providing EAP services?

Receive referrals for additional Magellan members! Join our EAP network, which may include opportunities to serve individuals in our Employer, Federal, Critical Incident Response, and other...

Featured: Featured Issue: Winter 2026
Interested in providing EAP services?

Magellan appointed chief medical officer in September

“Throughout my career as a psychiatrist, I have been committed to improving care practices that help people live healthier, more fulfilling lives,” said Steven E. Pratt, M.D.

Featured: Featured Issue: Winter 2026
Magellan appointed chief medical officer in September

Observing American Heart Month

Even brief, supportive conversations about heart health can reinforce whole-person care and help members feel seen beyond their diagnosis.

Featured: Featured Issue: Winter 2026
Observing American Heart Month

Using psychotherapy add-on codes

Help reduce claim denials, ensure appropriate reimbursement, and support compliance when you use accurate documentation and billing of psychotherapy add-on codes with Evaluation & Management (E/M)...

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Using psychotherapy add-on codes
MARCOM Awards

Provider Focus has won the MARCOM Gold Award in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021