TX Medicaid: Are your locations correct in PEMS?

Keeping your practice information up to date is essential to ensuring appropriate referrals, appointment availability and accurate and timely claims processing. This is why, in addition to...

EAP handbook supplement updated for 2025

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 2025 – on our provider...

Your efforts are vital to members' care and safety

How coordinating with other providers offers best-practice care to Magellan members An essential element in the quality care you provide to Magellan members is coordinating services among members’...

Collaboration helps improve quality of care

Magellan of Louisiana collaborates with providers to investigate and jointly address quality-of-care concerns. The Quality of Care Concern (QOCC) Work Group, under the leadership of Magellan’s...

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...

Provider Town Hall recording from Sept. 17 now available

Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania wishes to thank everyone who participated in our most recent virtual Provider Town Hall on Sept 17, 2024. If you were unable to attend or wish to refer to...

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...

Podcast features in-depth conversation with RCPA president

A new episode of Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania’s Behavioral Health Matters podcast is now available! In this episode (#7), host John Lees, Magellan’s member and family advocate for...

Updated WY 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...

Provider Town Hall recording from Dec. 17 now available

Provider Town Hall recording from Dec. 17 now available Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania wishes to thank everyone who participated in our most recent virtual Provider Town Hall on Dec....

Reporting self-audits in the Pennsylvania HealthChoices program

Reporting self-audits in the Pennsylvania HealthChoices program The feature article “Routine Self-Audits: A Guide for Providers” applies in the Pennsylvania HealthChoices program, except for how...

Starting the conversation about MAT

Starting the conversation about medication-assisted treatment for alcohol Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania and our county partners believe we need to change the mindset that the only way...

Supporting those living with disabilities

Tune into the latest podcast on resources to support living with disabilities A new episode of Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania’s Behavioral Health Matters podcast is now available for...

Outpatient provider bonuses paid in 2023

Maximize your bonus potential in 2024 Each quarter, Magellan* sends all high-volume outpatient behavioral health providers in California personalized practice dashboards, which display the...

BCBS TX: ABA criteria to change for Blue Advantage Nov. 2

Effective Nov. 2, 2024, the medical necessity criteria for applied behavior analysis for all Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage members will change to BCBS TX Applied Behavior...

Beware of false requests for medical records or PH

Magellan recently learned that individuals posing as employees of other managed care organizations have sent false requests for information via email and texting to fraudulently obtain patients'...

MNC updates this fall

The 2025-2026 Magellan Care Guidelines will become effective later this year. Stay tuned to our provider website, MagellanProvider.com, for the release. The 2024-2025 Magellan Care Guidelines will...

5 tips for billing psychological testing

Psychological testing is a critical component of patient assessment and treatment planning. However, accurate billing and compliance with applicable plan, federal and state requirements are...

Supporting mental health at every age

Resources to share with patients, family, friends and colleagues From childhood to older adulthood, our mental health needs evolve. Understanding and prioritizing what matters most at each stage...

TX Medicaid: Maternal mental health matters

Let Magellan know! Magellan is expanding our network of providers who support maternal mental health. If you specialize in postpartum and reproductive mental health, we invite you to share this...