Magellan and DUOS Launch Program to Support Behavioral Health of Older Adults

Magellan Healthcare has rolled out a program to help provide behavioral wellness resources to older adults dealing with a number of social determinants of health. Magellan Healthcare is administering the program with DUOS, a virtual platform that provides users with care coordination resources like transportation and medical appointments, as well as locating licensed in-home providers […]

Cerebral Raises $300M as Valuation Hits $4.8B, Eyes Expansion and M&A

Online mental health company Cerebral announced on Wednesday that it has raised $300 million in Series C investments, bringing the total amount raised by the company to $462 million. Funding for Cerebral’s round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, which is a venture capital fund of SoftBank Group. The round also drew participation from […]

Magellan Health, NeuroFlow Roll Out Collaborative Care Solution for Behavioral Needs

Magellan Healthcare has unveiled a collaborative care solution to improve delivery of behavioral health services in physical settings. The service has been developed in partnership with NeuroFlow, a Philadelphia-based digital provider of behavioral care coordination services. Magellan Healthcare — which is the behavioral and specialty health division of managed care organization (MCO) Magellan Health (Nasdaq: […]

NeuroFlow Snags Contract with Naval Academy

NeuroFlow, a digital provider of behavioral health care coordination services, has been awarded a contract to have its platform accessed by midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy (USNA). Philadelphia-based NeuroFlow announced the news Tuesday. The platform will be available for the incoming fall USNA class, who will have access to a secure app that […]

Magellan CEO: We’re Investing in Tech, Bullish on Integrated Approaches

Magellan Health — a managed care organization (MCO) and behavioral health provider soon to be owned by Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) — is looking to reimagine the way behavioral health is delivered. Specifically, the Phoenix-based MCO is bullish on integrated, collaborative approaches — and using technology to help make them possible. “Magellan is in the […]

Centene CEO: Behavioral Health ‘Has to Be Integrated’

Days after Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced its plan to acquire Magellan Health (Nasdaq: MGLN), leadership is doubling down on the insurer’s commitment to behavioral. Those services will play an important role in the company’s future, according to Centene CEO Michael Neidorff, who is also president and chairman of the company. “It has to be […]

NeuroFlow Snags $20M in Series B Funding Round Led by Magellan Health

NeuroFlow — a digital health company designed to improve collaborative care — has raised $20 million in Series B financing. Magellan Health (Nasdaq: MGLN) — a managed care organization (MCO) and provider of behavioral health services — led the funding round.  The technology platform provider plans to use the new funding to scale its operations […]

VR Could be Behavioral Health’s Next ‘Game Changer’ – With Payer Support

No one could have predicted 2020 would be the year tele-behavioral health care would finally take off. But thanks to the coronavirus — and assists from insurers — virtual care’s prevalence has exploded, yielding positive results for patients and providers.  In the years to come, the industry’s next big tech revolution could be virtual reality […]

Kindred Behavioral Health COO Calls Out Industry-Wide Need to Improve Care Continuity, Collaboration

While the nation has started to see the importance of behavioral health care, it still has a long way to go when it comes to making behavioral services as accessible and comprehensive as those in physical health care.  “We’re in the early innings when it comes to access and availability,” Rob Marsh, senior vice president […]