Community Care Plus Selects Magellan Behavioral Health to Manage Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.Business Editors/Health Writers COLUMBIA, Md.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 27, 2000 Magellan Behavioral Health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or today announced that it has been selected by Community Care Plus to manage mental health and substance abuse services for its members. Under the three-year agreement, which took effect on January 1, 2000, Magellan will manage care for approximately 21,000 individuals covered by Community Care Plus. The contract will be administered through Magellan's regional service center in St. Louis. Community Care Plus, based in St. Louis, is a health plan that offers HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, services to Medicaid enrollees as part of the state of Missouri's managed Medicaid MC+ program in the eastern region. Community Care Plus has served MC+ members since the inception of the program in September 1995. Magellan has provided services to MC+ members since 1995 and currently serves 97,000 members of the program throughout the state. &uot;We are delighted that Community Care Plus has chosen Magellan to serve its members,&uot; said James Craig James Craig may refer to:
Magellan Behavioral Health is the country's leader in managed behavioral health, employee assistance programs and human services, serving individuals across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. The company specializes in managed mental health and substance abuse services as well as employee assistance/work-life programs, and serves over 3,000 client organizations from health plans, government agencies, unions, and corporations, including more than 20 percent of all Fortune 500 companies. Its parent organization, Magellan Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MGL MGL Massachusetts General Laws MGL Moenchengladbach, Germany MGL Mongolian Airlines (ICAO code) MGL Mascon Global Limited (New Delhi, India) MGL Multiple Greek Letter MGL Milpitas Golfland ) is a Fortune 1000 company and the country's leading specialty managed care organization. |
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