Magellan Healthcare Now Serves Idaho Behavioral Health Plan Members

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Aug 01, 2024, 07:00 ET

FRISCO, Texas, Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Magellan Health, Inc., a leader in behavioral health, announced today that its subsidiary, Magellan Healthcare, Inc., is now serving as the state-wide contractor for the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan (IBHP).

The new IBHP launched on July 1, 2024, offering a system of medically necessary, integrated care and crisis services for Idahoans with a serious mental illness, severe and persistent mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, substance use disorder and those with co-occurring disorders.

Magellan Healthcare was selected by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) in June 2023 as the single state-wide contractor for the IBHP. Since then, Magellan has worked closely with IDHW to design new and integrate existing programs that include Medicaid and non-Medicaid services, creating a transformational and seamless behavioral health system for Idahoans.

"We are honored to serve the great state of Idaho and have worked diligently over the last 12 months with IDHW and community stakeholders to develop a comprehensive network with hospitals and community providers to ensure continuity of care with evidence-based and medically necessary services for all members," said Caroline Carney, M.D., president of behavioral health and chief medical officer of Magellan Health. "Magellan has listened to individuals seeking services and to providers in designing this system of care. We are proud to have created a team of Idahoans who are leading our work to serve children and adults with complex behavioral health needs throughout Idaho and ensure they receive the right services in their communities."

For questions or additional information about IBHP, visit www.MagellanofIdaho.com or call the following:

Members: 1-855-202-0973 (TTY 711), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Provider and Others: 1-855-202-0983, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. MT, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT

About Magellan Health: Magellan Health, Inc. supports innovative ways of accessing better health through technology, while remaining focused on the critical personal relationships that are necessary to achieve a healthy, vibrant life. Magellan's customers include health plans and other managed care organizations, employers, labor unions, various military and governmental agencies and third-party administrators. For more information, visit MagellanHealth.com.

SOURCE Magellan Health, Inc.