Magellan Health Services has invited Warren Throckmorton back to it’s advisory board. (Previous coverage at XGW)
Quoting this AP article at Advocate.com:
Magellan spokeswoman Erin Somers said Thursday the company was preparing a written statement. She confirmed that the company had offered to allow Throckmorton to return to the advisory board. She would not say why the company decided to allow him to return.
Throckmorton had his own theory. “My understanding of the reason for bringing me back is they felt by dismissing me, they created an impression they were not an inclusive company, and in bringing me back they wanted to correct that misperception,” Throckmorton said. “I think it’s a good move. I think it does help to correct the viewpoint that Magellan had out there that they were intolerant. I think it’s the right move for them to make.”
I didn’t notice this story till almost midnight Pacific Time so it’ll be a news cycle till all sides of the story are out and much analysis can be done.
hi-
i’ve recently written a semi-in-depth essay about ex-gay groups for a gender class. i’ve also contacted them under the guise of being a homo looking to change. if you’re at all interested in the results, let me know. thanks!
I just called the Magellen contact and left a message wondering why they appointed Throckmorton to this panel. I also sent the following e-mail to Magellen on their website:
“I am greatly offended by your decision to include Warren Throckmorton in your advisory counsel. While I do respect your right to select and advance the theories of anyone you choose, I wish to make certain that you are aware that the choice of Throckmorton establishes Magellan as a member and active participant of a particular political and social ideology. Throckmorton is part of a consortium of activists who advocate the limitation of rights and freedoms to gay and lesbian individuals and couples. I will be notifying various organizations that are concerned about the public stances of companies on issues concerning gay and lesbian rights and would love to be able to include your reasoning for this decision when I do so.”
It will be interesting to see how they respond. I don’t think it will be too hard to tie in Throckmorton to political activity but if anyone has a really clear example please let me know. It would be especially helpful if he’s ever used his position on Megellen’s panel as a credential while espousing anti-gay rhetoric.
Thanks
john… is this available online?
it will be on my blog as soon as i edit it. i cite throckmorton in there, his published report, at least the one i found, is trickier than it first appears. eh, you’ll see, i’ll let you know when i get around to posting it.
It is interesting to see Throckmorton spin this whole thing over to being Magellan’s fault rather than being open and honest about his own biases here.
The studies he attempts to cite on his own website concerning “ex-gays” are not peer reviewed and not scientifically conducted. He never gives a clear answer as to what “change” actually means, and does not give statistics as to how many people actually do change, yet he pawns off reparative therapy as if it is the cure for gays.
Sure, he sugar coats his Op-Eds (some) and his “studies,” but he certainly is not using the scientific research and discussion I would expect a national health leader like Magellan should demand.
Further, as much as he claims that he is offering choice of either being gay or being ex-gay to his patients, a simple review of his website shows the “choice” he offers is nothing more than a facade. All of his opinions say that people can change and the implication is that they should. He refers often to religious and moral convictions, refers to why Jesus would be opposed to homosexuality, and writes a few pieces against same sex marriage, gay child rearing and other things.
Maybe if he backed his pontifications up with real studies rather than unsubstantiated Op-Eds I would agree with Magellan’s refersal, but until then this guy is being less than honest about his own motivations and studies.
I’ve tried to register, but haven’t been able to.
Regardless, has anyone been able to get anybody from Magellan to explain why they acquired a virtually unknown instructor at a virtually unknown college as a member of some advisory board? This seriously has to be a joke. Who are these people–and I’m referring to Magellan–think that they’re kidding?
Oh, one more point. One wonders how many “faith healers” Magellan has on their advisory boards.
“Faith healers.” Witch doctors. Whatever.
I did a quick google of the others on the panel; there are only eight of them. I was unable to find any other panel member who had any specialty or had any stated opinion regarding sexual orientation.
Enola Proctor specializes in sub-populations but seems to be specific in focus on race and gender. This is, in itself, kind of surprising because one tends to find orientation included in discussions about service to various populations.
Paul Jay Fink, the former APA president, seems allied with various conservative political organizations, Judicial Watch in particular. The list including Fink also included a lot of the names in the anti-gay movement.
Gary Gintner seems focused on “anger management, relapse prevention, changing lifestyle behaviors”
Richard Botelho seems to specialize in motivational self-help focussing on changing lifestyle behaviors. Included in his brochure of desired changes is not following safe sex. Without knowing more, I can’t tell if that is encouraging (because he encourages safe sex) or discouraging (because he’s a supporter of abstinance only).
The others, I could find nothing of relevance on them.
Magellan says that keeping Throckmorton off makes it look like they are taking sides. However, without someone on the panel who is a professional with experience and knowledge to counter Throckmorton’s political agenda, they ARE taking sides. Throckmorton’s.
One further thought… Throckmorton’s writings are not about mental health. They are political in nature.
throckmorton is not scientific and I could not agree more with a commenter above. He has, sadly, gone the way of former academics so clouded with his own opinions that he becomes unwelcome in any truly scientific forum. Perhaps he’s just trying to make some extra money? Who knows. One thing is for sure, the APA does not support his views – and it’s horrifying that magellan is feeling pressure (perhaps a lawsuit) to keep him aboard. The wrong thing to do. Someone needs to inform Throckmorton that the DSM has changed a bit from the 40s.
Your Ignorance here is glowing regarding Ex-gays, Dr. Throckmorton, Magellan etc.
Brings to mind….
Sow an image, reap a thought;
Sow a thought, reap an emotion;
Sow an emotion, reap an attitude;
Sow an attitude, reap a habit;
Sow a habit, reap a character;
Sow a character, reap your destiny.
Change your perception to serve you,
Don’t serve your perceptions.
It’s all in Your attitude. Not the other persons.
Don’t hate them for anyway they fall short.
We see what we are and we are what we see.
As we change the way we look at things,
the things we look at change.
It’s all in how you perceive your situations.
Claim it. Change it. Be all that you can be.
I was unable to find any other panel member who had any specialty or had any stated opinion regarding sexual orientation.
Any other Throckmorton doesn’t have any specialty regarding sexual orientation.
One might seriously wonder. How many “creation scientists” or IDers Magellan has on their advisory panels.
This whole thing about american medical “insurance” is a fraud. No surprise.
Buy Euros. Learn a foreign language. We have.
Note to the Webmeister: I believe I understand your issue regarding registration. But there are blogs in which people can post without registration. But the posters have to manually insert indicia. I’ve had trouble registering here, but I believe I’ll have the problem cleaned up shortly.
raj… but you are SO WRONG
Throckmorton is one of the very highest authorities in presentation of biased, scientifically-unsound, thoroughly inaccurate and harmful advice on sexual orientation. In fact it would be very difficult to find anyone with higher credentials in that field (in fact, most no longer have credentials at all).
he he.. just playing, raj
Point taken, Tim 😉
I wonder how much Magellan pays to the Throckmorton charlatan.
Rather than endlessly (and fruitlessly) rail away at the poor doctor, why don’t we critically examine his beliefs (lifted from his website)?
• “I believe sexual attractions are quite flexible for some people.”
This is a true statement. Sexual orientation is flexible for SOME people. If we phrase the question as “has ANYBODY in the history of this planet ever experienced a change in sexual orientation?” then the answer would have to be “yes,” since some happy, openly gay individuals have admitted that their inner orientation have changed over time, towards a heterosexual direction (see yestergay.com).
• “I believe in rights of people seeking mental health counseling to determine their own sexual identity.”
Taken by itself without context, this is also a perfectly acceptable statement. Gays who want to affirm a gay orientation, or gays who would like to work to change their orientation ought to have the right to do what they feel is best.
• “I believe mental health counselors can ethically support people who want to reorient their sexual attractions.”
Here it gets a little tricky. If a person’s desire to change their orientation is based on extreme fear and internalized homophobia, I believe that the first thing to do should be to get rid of that internalized homophobia. If, after this, he still wishes to change, despite realizing that being gay is okay, then the counselor should accomodate his wishes, or make the appropriate referrals. Anti-gay, fear-based reasons for changing are unhealthy. What would be a “healthy” reason for changing? Well, we can imagine a man who would like to expand his “repertoire” so that he can love women, and we can imagine him making this choice purely out of some philosophical reason to “broaden his horizons,” and not necessarily out of self hatred. If you go to queerbychoice.com, you will find the reverse of this; heterosexual people on that website have made the choice to expand on their HOMOSEXUAL potential because they feel that love should not be bounded by gender (a philosophical choice).
• “It is not my belief, as Magellan’s chief medical officer has incorrectly asserted, that all homosexuals are mentally ill. That is not true and I do not believe that.”
‘Nuff said.
• “I do not believe all homosexuals come from dysfunctional families.”
Here Warren deviates dramatically from Exodus/Focus on the Family. The latter organization (s) tend to believe that ALL homosexuality is a result of poor parenting, or childhood wounding. This flies in the face of current research, and is clearly wrong.
• “I do not believe mental health counselors should compel homosexual clients against their will to change sexual orientation.”
Again, ’nuff said.
Concluding words: However, we do need to take some precautions. What political actions, if any, have Warren taken? Is he merely a “cheer leader” for misguided organizations like Focus on the Family, or is he an active, powerful member who has actually engaged in anti-gay political actions? Just because he has written a few favorable articles about Exodus, or has a few links to a ex-gay ministries doesn’t mean that we should be freaking out. We should only be freaking out if he truly is a man of power, and shows great potential harming GLBT people. So far I’m not convinced that he is. Misguided at times? Yes. Crazily religious? Yes, but I don’t feel that he is a threat on the level of Dobson. Afterall, Throckmorton’s character was good enough to make him the president of the ACA in 1998, and he has the backing of that entire organization (incidentally, the ACA distances itself from Exodus/Focus on the Family).
Raul Jay at April 22, 2005 11:14 PM
Rather than endlessly (and fruitlessly) rail away at the poor doctor, why don’t we critically examine his beliefs (lifted from his website)?
Actually, what would be more instructive is to obtain from Magellan the basis for them hiring him as a member of one of their advisory committees. I might understand them hiring a teaching assistant at a major university. But an obscure instructor who had a gig at an even more obscure college?
Sorry, there is definitely something very odd about that.
Raj, your sentiments are noted. However, he was the past president of the ACA, and the organization highly respects him and has his back, particularly Larry Freeman, who is the current president of the ACA. Warren is also the current chair of their ethics department.
All of these combined credentials may have been a major reason for Magellan inviting him in the first place.
What is the ACA? From memory I think it has something to do with dog breeding, but that is probably incorrect. Is it a general practice group or one of the right wing psuedo-professional outfits? Acronyms with descriptions are helpful. JFYI.
To the extent that Throckmorton enables right wing crazies (ie does not speak against them) he is suspect. And to the extent Throckmorton proposes an extreme fundamentalist viewpoint he is suspect. I don’t see that he doesn’t. The indications that he does might be somewhat dubious thought.
Please, more information.
The ACA is the American Counselors Association.
Umm…no, it is not some fundamentalist “right-wing” organization. The 2003 president of the ACA was a homosexual. Also, there are many gay and lesbian counselors who are members.
If you are dissappointed, you have my sincerest apologies.
I guess you will believe what you will. Rather than dismissing him right off the bat as just another anti-gay activist, I’d rather look at him critically. And some of his beliefs pretty reasonable, if we exclude the faith driven ones (obviously).
This typepad is a complete and total pain in the ass. I can see why so many blogs abandoned it. Utterly sucky software.
Actually, I had no idea what the ACA was. Thanks for explaining. Other than Throckmorton being a total piece of Jesus scum, not an opinion. And those who have a problem with my statement should tell Throckmorton not me. He drags down the gospel by his associations.
Let’s get something–um–straight. As far as I’m concerned Throckmorton isn’t the issue. Not on this thread. The issue that I have here is why a company–Magellan–that purports to provide medical services has someone who is merely an instructor at an obscure religious college on one of its advisory boards. It’s not as if he was, say, a tenured professor at the Harvard Medical School. He’s a nobody. So why does Magellan have him on an advisory board? Why did they ever?
Throckmorton is a nobody. And apparently Magellan is a joke.
Raj, your sentiments are noted. However, he was the past president of the ACA, and the organization highly respects him and has his back, particularly Larry Freeman, who is the current president of the ACA. Warren is also the current chair of their ethics department
I’ve been involved in some of these professional organizations. Quite often, they’re very political and quite interested in–money raising. I’m unimpressed with his affiliation.
Prof. Throckmorton is aiding PFOX in its current battle to destroy a comprehensive, pro-abstinence sex-education curriculum in Montgomery County, Maryland.
(XGW coverage on the Education page; see also TeachTheFacts.org.)
(Some background: PFOX and local religious-right groups in this Washington suburban school district are fighting for an abstinence-only curriculum that neither acknowledges the realities and challenges faced by same-sex-attracted teens, nor helps sexually active heterosexual teens weigh abstinence against the responsibilities and risks of alternatives.
Rather than weighing facts, this campaign against the school system has been conducted politically — through character assassination and blatant misrepresentations of the current curriculum.)
I agree that Prof. Throckmorton presents himself as someone who is more moderate than the exgay political activists at E/FOTF and AFA. But his affiliation with PFOX raises doubts, for me, about that moderation. Beyond meddling in Montgomery County schools, PFOX’s e-mail list discussions indicate that the organization’s leaders favor discrimination; favor efforts by parents to stereotype their gay adult children; favor the criminalization of sex between gay couples; oppose antiharassment programs in schools; and oppose the presence of gay people in any public capacity (government, media, business leadership). In coming weeks, I hope to finally spend some time exposing the organization’s specific antigay political sentiments.
Prof. Throckmorton regularly assists PFOX by providing the group with clinically-worded soundbites to aid the group in its political lobbying and advertising. And he solicits support from PFOX’s antigay parents.
Beyond his political affiliations, Prof. Throckmorton’s frequent use of half-truths also concerns me. In his press releases, columns, and soundbites for he is careful to highlight (and, I’d say, exaggerate) exgay therapy successes while ignoring the greater failure rates — or dismissing unhelped and harmed individuals as irrelevant.
Having said that…
I agree with Raj that Magellan’s indulgence in political and clinical fringe causes ought to be the primary concern of this discussion. Unfortunately, Magellan isn’t talking. I invite volunteers to research Magellan and its advisory board.
Why not dialogue directly with Dr. Throckmorton himself?
Why not dialogue directly with Dr. Throckmorton himself?
Because what Throckmorton might have to say isn’t in issue. What is in issue is why a health insurer would have someone who is merely an instructor at a small, virtually unknown, college on its advisory board.
To the anonymous commenter ex-gay:
To be genuine, dialogue must be free of half-truths, evasions, cynical putdowns of mutual tolerance, and efforts by one side to promote discrimination and censorship against the other.
I welcome the opportunity to help work toward that at Ex-Gay Watch. Alternatively, a more neutral venue and semi-private for dialogue would be Bridges Across the Divide. The Bridges project has been working for eight years to encourage gay-tolerant, exgay and antigay people to participate in dialogue on what it considers a level playing field.
If Prof. Throckmorton is willing to dialogue, but in a semi-private environment, he might start there.
Went and checked out the Magellan site. Very interesting and some unusual stuff there. Here it is:
From Magellan’s website:
https://www.magellanhealth.com/products/mbh/?leftmenu=1&sub=none
Headquartered in Farmington, Conn., Magellan Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:MGLN) is the country’s leading behavioral health disease management organization. The company specializes in managed mental health and substance abuse services as well as employee assistance/life management programs. Its customers include health plans, corporations and government agencies.
Apparently the Company is in bankruptcy:
Q: What are the Federal Income Tax Consequences of Magellan’s Plan of Reorganization?
A: The following discussion summarizes certain federal income tax consequences of the implementation of Magellan’s Bankruptcy Plan (the “Plan”) to the former holders of pre-bankruptcy equity interests in the Company. The discussion is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial decisions, and published administrative rules and pronouncements of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), all as in effect August 18, 2003. Changes in such rules or new interpretations thereof may have retroactive effect and could significantly affect the federal income tax consequences described below.
On the Public Dole, major clients:
The Iowa Plan
In 1995, Magellan began a statewide Medicaid mental health carve-out program and became a subcontractor for Medicaid and Department of Public Health substance abuse services. In January 1999, as the result of a competitive re-bid, Magellan began providing integrated Mental Health and Substance Abuse (MHSA) services through an expanded contract with the Iowa Department of Human Services and the Iowa Department of Public Health.
Who We Serve
270,000 adults, children and adolescents
TennCare Partners Program
Since 1996, Magellan has provided managed MHSA services to Medicaid-eligible, underinsured and uninsured enrollees statewide in Tennessee.
Who We Serve
1.3 million adults, children and adolescents in three regional public sector programs.
HealthChoices Pennsylvania
Since February 1997, Magellan has managed MHSA services to Medicaid-eligible children and adults through the HealthChoices program in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. On January 1, 2000 Magellan expanded the program to include several new Counties. In 2001, Magellan opened a second service center in the Lehigh Valley to serve 52,000 additional consumers in Lehigh and Northampton Counties.
Who We Serve
The program has 115,000 adults, children and adolescents in three South East Pennsylvania Counties, and 53,000 additional consumers in Lehigh and Northampton Counties.
State of Nebraska Program
The Nebraska program began in 1995 as an Administrative Services Only (ASO) contract providing utilization management, consultation, and training and data management services to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services – NBHS Division. In 2000, a data management system for compulsive gambling was added to the original contract.
In 2001, Magellan was awarded the Nebraska Medicaid Managed Care program for all Medicaid recipients. Services include inpatient, residential and outpatient mental health and substance abuse.
Who We Serve
The Medicaid program has approximately 200,000 covered lives; the NBHS program serves approximately 50,000 persons.
This seems to be Magellan’s main service:
Behavioral Care Management
The old ways are less effective in today’s environment. The behavioral health care market needs new strategies that coordinate and combine the best of traditional utilization management approaches with innovative, emerging solutions.
Magellan Behavioral Care Management does just that.
Designed to promote our members’ behavioral health and wellness while containing costs for our customers, our approach revolves around a clinical philosophy of providing timely access to high-quality, clinically appropriate, affordable behavioral health care services tailored to members’ individual needs.
Key features of our program include:
* Working closely with medical insurers to coordinate and integrate behavioral health care with medical care
* Coordinating access to a full continuum of mental health and chemical dependency services, with care delivered in the most clinically appropriate, least restrictive settings
* Managing provider practice patterns to reduce administrative costs
Our program goals include:
* Controlling costs and maintaining quality by reducing unnecessary or inappropriate behavioral healthcare and making medical necessity determinations.
* Improving medical integration at the level of the behavioral health provider and primary care physician.
* Identifying members at risk for behavioral problems due to corresponding medical conditions, illnesses and/or family members demonstrating similar behavioral health problems.
* Supporting customers’ accreditation efforts and improving their scores (URAC).
The Fundamentals: Care Management & Claims
When a member calls us, they speak with a compassionate, professional care manager. These licensed mental health clinicians are responsible for the assessment and referral process and all treatment authorizations. By providing easy access to care, matching patients with the most appropriate providers, and coordinating and facilitating the transition from one level of care to the next, our care managers help deliver more positive outcomes.
Once care is delivered, Magellan continues to provide service on the back-end through claims payment. We regularly meet or exceed standards for claims timeliness and accuracy. In January 2005, we paid 98.88 percent of clean claims within 30 days – while achieving financial and statistical accuracy of claims finalized at close to 100 percent (98.9 percent and 98.7 percent respectively).
Medical Economics
A unique way in which Magellan is approaching behavioral care management is through the analysis and identification of actionable information to effectively manage care and improve quality outcomes. Magellan’s Medical Economics Unit uses predictive modeling to calculate early on who will be heavy service users.
The use of medical economics means a more expedient return of the member to an increased level of productivity, more appropriate consumption of benefits, and an overall increase of behavioral health care ROI.
Prevention & Coordination
An early leader in prevention programming, Magellan’s medical and clinical staff collaborates with health plans and employers to analyze the population, understand its unique needs and then develop and implement programs to meet those needs.
We reach out through our award-winning educational materials to members and primary care physicians to facilitate understanding and improve coordination of care. We stress screening to catch behavioral problems early, before they develop to a severity that has a negative impact on quality of life and increases the overall cost of care.
Intensive Care Management (ICM)
Another core element of Magellan Behavioral Care Management is our focus on supporting acute patients. By targeting high-risk members, ICM focuses on helping them achieve and maintain the proper treatment. Recent data from our ICM Outcomes Study show that members’ functional health improved significantly within the first 60 days of treatment.
Experienced care managers, timely and accurate claims payment, effective use of data, prevention programs and intensive care management make Magellan Behavioral Care Management stand apart in the industry.
This page last updated April 20, 2005
And then for something very revealing:
Legal & Financial Services Provide One-on-One Expert Counseling
Legal or financial concerns can put considerable stress on an individual–and their family. Our partnership with Consolidated Legal Concepts (CLC) allows us to offer a virtually unparalleled scope of legal and financial services and resources, easily accessed via telephone and through MagellanAssist.com.
Magellan’s Legal & Financial Services can help with issues related to:
* Civil and consumer issues
* Personal and family legal concerns
* Adoption
* Guardianship
* Divorce and separation
* Debt consolidation
* Tax laws
* Credit counseling
* Estate planning
* Wills and trusts
* College funding
When members call their EAP regarding a legal concern, they are warm-transferred to a CLC customer service representative who will provide a referral to an attorney in their area. Members can meet with the attorney face-to-face for a free initial consultation or choose to speak to the attorney over the phone. For financial concerns, members are entitled to an initial free telephone consultation with a CLC staff financial counselor or, for more complex financial planning issues, an in-person consultation with a local financial expert. Through MagellanAssist.com, members have unlimited access to CLC’s Web site. Members can use the site to obtain general information on a wide range of legal and financial topics. The site also includes a legal library, over 5,000 state specific legal forms, attorney-authored articles, and an email request form for referral services.
The above seems odd, but this is even stranger:
New Places, Friendly Faces
International EAP Offers Global Network of Assistance
More and more domestic companies have an international presence, and those companies have expatriate employees at sites around the world. These individuals experience difficulties that are common to the workplace, but they also have needs unique to their situations. Magellan is committed to helping individuals improve their well being-and customer organizations improve workplace productivity-no matter where they are on the globe.
Magellan’s International EAP features:
* 24-hour toll-free access to clinical counselors, 365 days a year
* Appointment scheduling within one business day
* Local, credentialed providers
Magellan’s International EAP Services are available to all of a company’s expatriate employees, regardless of where they call home. Through a provider network that reaches hundreds of countries, Magellan offers our members access to care that is locally based and understanding of the culture, customs and sensitivities unique to their region. We are sensitive to the needs of expatriate employees, including issues related to:
* Cultural adjustment
* Feelings of isolation
* Relationship difficulties
* Coping with change
* Family problems
EAP services are also available to foreign nationals working in their own country for Magellan multinational customer organizations.
This page last updated April 20, 2005
Magellan does not appear to be a health insurer in the traditional sense. Rather it is a company that offers management of behavioral issues directly to clients.
Additionally the company is under some sort of bankruptcy proceeding. Just what this is was not clear to me, perhaps a lawyer here could explain what is going on.
Now what strikes me as odd is the combination of managing very large state wide programs for behavioral and mental health issues. (The distinction between the two is not really clear from the site.) And offering comprehensive legal and financial services. Which are available world wide.
The strangeness I see here is the companies major clients seem to be Iowa, Nebraska, Tennesee and Pennsylvania. Further, they seem to be addressing the needs of elderly and low income people.
Why would such clients need financial planning and legal services? This seems like a mismatch between the client base and the company.
And on a world wide basis? Like a low income couple with AHD kids in Ottumwa IA worries about getting treatment if transfered to Japan?
This is getting weirder.
First off, it appears the Magellan is not quite the private company we had been lead to believe it is. It appears to rely on public money for at least part of its cash flow. Beyond that, note that these are funded by the federal government through the states. Which makes it a tad harder to trace Magellan’s income to the national government.
Secondly, Magellan claims to do a number of things that strike me as vague: manage mental health relating to chronic conditions, manage this that and the other. It is not an insurance company per se: it is more of a health management firm.
I do not find mention of any private companies that utilize Magellan’s services. This may be due to my quick reading of the site.
Additionally, Magellan offers financial management and legal services. Which does not appear to fit with the needs of those who appear to be their main clients.
Further, they claim to offer these services world wide.
Have I been reading too many political thrillers? This looks for all the world to me like a front for something.
It sounds like Magellan is diversified in its businesses while focusing on mental/behavioral health management. That by itself doesn’t strange to me. The company’s reach helps explain why an exgay political activist would, quite sensibly, find an advisory board seat appealing.
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