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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

Support youth through quality care

These three key measures play a critical role in identifying care gaps, supporting early intervention, and improving long-term outcomes for youth with behavioral health conditions.

Featured: Featured Issue: Summer 2025
Support youth through quality care

Medical necessity criteria updates to occur in fall 2025

The 2025-2026 Magellan Care Guidelines will become effective Nov. 8, 2025. Stay tuned to our provider website for its release.

Featured: Featured Issue: Summer 2025
Medical necessity criteria updates to occur in fall 2025

Recognizing and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse

As a valued provider in the Magellan network, you play a critical role in maintaining the integrity of healthcare services. Learn how to spot common examples of fraud, waste, and abuse.

Featured: Featured Issue: Summer 2025
Recognizing and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse

Submitting claims for telehealth services?

Be sure to include these essential details for smooth reimbursement.

Featured: Featured Issue: Summer 2025
Submitting claims for telehealth services?

Breaking the silence, saving lives

September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Together, we can foster a culture of awareness and compassion that saves lives. Explore Magellan resources for yourself, your practice and your...

Featured: Featured Issue: Summer 2025
Breaking the silence, saving lives

7 reasons to keep your practice data current

Starting with #1: You want to help members make informed choices about their behavioral healthcare.

Featured: Featured Issue: Summer 2025
7 reasons to keep your practice data current

Conducting routine self-audits

As a healthcare provider, it is important that your recordkeeping and claims submission processes are accurate and compliant with applicable regulations. Keep your practice compliant and avoid...

Featured: Featured Issue: Winter 2025
Conducting routine self-audits

Patient safety depends on coordinating care

While the overall response rate in 2024 remained steady compared to the previous year, survey results showed a downward trend in compliance with recommended standards.

Featured: Featured Issue: Winter 2025
Patient safety depends on coordinating care

Magellan seeks to understand barriers providers face

In a recent analysis of the Magellan provider network, we’ve noticed that a significant number of practices have not attested to their information within the past quarter or submitted any claims...

Featured: Featured Issue: Winter 2025
Magellan seeks to understand barriers providers face

California handbook supplement now online for 2026

The California provider handbook supplement and related appendices are now online on Magellan’s* provider website. Contracted providers must follow the policies and procedures outlined in handbook...

California handbook supplement now online for 2026

Upcoming changes to Magellan benefit administration, Jan. 1

In January 2026, Magellan Healthcare* will begin to phase out behavioral health benefit administration for several health plans. We understand the importance of continuity of care and provider...

Upcoming changes to Magellan benefit administration, Jan. 1

Treatment record reviews finish strong

The Human Affairs International of California (HAI-CA)* care management center recently completed collating the results of its annual member treatment record review, which included clinical...

Treatment record reviews finish strong

Timely follow-up appointments help patient outcomes

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...

Timely follow-up appointments help patient outcomes

Texas facilities: Requesting an in-lieu of service

Magellan* authorizes intensive outpatient program (IOP), partial hospitalization program (PHP), coordinated specialty care (CSC), and institution of mental disease (IMD) services as an in-lieu-of...

Texas facilities: Requesting an in-lieu of service

Texas Medicaid requires enrollment revalidation

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has asked managed care organizations, including Magellan,* to help providers complete Medicaid enrollment revalidation. Why this matters If you...

Texas Medicaid requires enrollment revalidation

Providers participate in treatment record review

Magellan compiles annual results of its provider treatment record review process applicable to the Magellan center serving commercial health plans in the states other than California. As reflected...

Providers participate in treatment record review

Plan-specific materials revised

Be sure to visit the Plan-Specific Information pages on our provider website for provider materials — such as handbook supplements and quick reference guides — that are specific to regions where...

Plan-specific materials revised

QI program evaluation reflects accomplishments

The Magellan center serving commercial health plans in states other than California conducted a comprehensive evaluation of its quality improvement (QI) program covering the full year 2024. For the...

QI program evaluation reflects accomplishments

Upcoming changes to Magellan benefit administration, Jan. 1

In January 2026, Magellan Healthcare will begin to phase out behavioral health benefit administration for several health plans. We understand the importance of continuity of care and provider...

Upcoming changes to Magellan benefit administration, Jan. 1

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...

EAP handbook supplement updated for 2026

Updated Louisiana CSoC handbook supplement online

The updated Louisiana Coordinated System of Care supplement (PDF) is available online at MagellanProvider.com. Contracted providers must follow the policies and procedures outlined in handbook...

Updated Louisiana CSoC handbook supplement online

EAP registration features coming May 20

Magellan is enhancing provider website experiences to make it easier for you to complete essential tasks securely. On May 20, 2025, you’ll be able to register EAP cases and access case details and...

EAP registration features coming May 20

New episodes: Behavioral Health Matters podcast

New episodes of Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania's Behavioral Health Matters podcast are now available! In episode #9, host John Lees, Magellan’s member and family advocate for Lehigh and...

New episodes: Behavioral Health Matters podcast

Updated PA HealthChoices supplement online

The updated Pennsylvania HealthChoices supplement (PDF) is available online at MagellanProvider.com. Contracted providers must follow the policies and procedures outlined in handbook supplements as...

Updated PA HealthChoices supplement online

New podcast episodes are here

John Lees, Magellan’s member and family advocate for Lehigh and Northampton counties, has released three new episodes of the Behavioral Health Matters podcast — featuring local and state leaders in...

New podcast episodes are here

CANS assessment results demonstrate Wyoming providers' impact

Wyoming’s High Fidelity Wraparound (HFWA) providers are seeing measurable progress for youth with complex needs, supported by data from the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)...

CANS assessment results demonstrate Wyoming providers' impact

Updated Wyoming CME supplement online

The updated Wyoming supplement (PDF) is available online at MagellanProvider.com. Contracted providers must follow the policies and procedures outlined in handbook supplements as well as those in...

Updated Wyoming CME supplement online

Save time with Quick Claims in Availity Essentials

If you have regular patients or a repeatable set of claims, the simplified Quick Claims format may be just what you need.

Featured: Featured Issue: Fall 2024
Save time with Quick Claims in Availity Essentials

Magellan celebrates provider contributions in Riverside

In March, the 10th anniversary celebration for Collaborative Psychology Group, APC, in Riverside brought together state, civic and community leaders to recognize the organization's exceptional...

Magellan celebrates provider contributions in Riverside

The new, enhanced online EASI Form is here

Magellan is enhancing provider portal applications to make it easier for providers to complete essential tasks securely. One such task? Requesting reimbursement for EAP services. Now you have...

The new, enhanced online EASI Form is here

Louisiana CSoC news & events

Visit the Louisiana CSoC website for recent communications and upcoming events.

Louisiana CSoC news & events

Magellan of PA provider announcements

Visit the Magellan of PA website for recent communications, upcoming events and more.

Magellan of PA provider announcements

Magellan of Wyoming provider announcements

Visit the Magellan of Wyoming website for recent communications.

Magellan of Wyoming provider announcements

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

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

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

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?

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

Review these guidelines for interns/associates

Thank you for participating in the Magellan Healthcare* network. We recognize members’ increased need to access behavioral health services and appreciate your support by utilizing your...

Review these guidelines for interns/associates
MARCOM Awards

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