UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2004
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Magellan Health Services, Inc. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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Delaware |
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1-6639 |
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58-1076937 |
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(State or Other
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(IRS Employer |
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16
Munson Road |
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06032 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 507-1900
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 8.01. Other Events
On October 4, 2004, Magellan Health Services, Inc. (“the Company”) announced that it had entered into contracts with the State of Tennessee to extend the Company’s management of behavioral health care services for members of TennCare, the State’s health insurance program for Medicaid recipients and the uninsured. Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release dated October 4, 2004.
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Registrant’s press release dated October 4, 2004 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.
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MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: October 6, 2004 |
/s/ MARK S. DEMILIO |
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Mark S. Demilio |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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