EXHIBIT 99.1

[Magellan Health Services, Inc. logo]                              NEWS RELEASE


For Immediate Release
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                                              Investor Contact:  Melissa Rose
                                                                 877-645-6464

                                              Media Contact:     Erin Somers
                                                                 410-953-2405

                  MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES ANNOUNCES PERMISSION
                         FOR TWO-MEMBER AUDIT COMMITTEE
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AVON, Conn. - November 11, 2005 - Magellan Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:MGLN)
today announced that it has received notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market that,
although it does not currently comply with the requirement of Nasdaq Marketplace
Rule 4350(d)(2) mandating an audit committee of at least three members, it can
rely on the temporary grace period of the rules allowing a two-member audit
committee. Magellan's Audit Committee currently has two members, a result of the
recently announced resignation of Robert Haft as a director and member of the
committee. The rules permit, in the event of a vacancy, a two-member committee
for a temporary period. The Company expects to fill the vacancy on its Audit
Committee in the near future.

About Magellan: Headquartered in Avon, Conn., Magellan Health Services, Inc.
(Nasdaq:MGLN) is the country's leading behavioral health disease management
organization. Its customers include health plans, corporations and government
agencies.

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