The Arc of Illinois Medicaid Integrated Care Program Advocacy Toolkit

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Announcing The Arc of Illinois Medicaid Managed Care Advocacy Toolkit

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) has now launched

its Integrated Care Program, requiring enrollment of Medicaid recipients aged 19

and over who receive SSI and reside in suburban Cook, DuPage, Kankakee, Kane,

Lake and Will counties.

Persons who have Medicaid plus private insurance, or Medicaid plus Medicare,

are not eligible.

Individuals required to enroll must select either Aetna Better Health or

IlliniCare as their managed care organization or HMO (Health Maintenance

Organization). In order to assist consumers and families to understand this

change to Medicaid health insurance and make informed decisions, staff of our

Family to Family Health Information Center have prepared a Medicaid Managed Care

Advocacy Toolkit.

This easy-to-use toolkit covers basic information about each HMO and worksheets

to assist in the decision-making process. This toolkit will help enrollees

explore providers and covered benefits and consider alternatives, including

requesting a Single Case Agreement. Information on appeal rights and possible

sources of advocacy assistance are also included.

The toolkit is available for free download from our website at

Announcing The Arc of Illinois Medicaid Managed Care Advocacy Toolkit

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) has now launched

its Integrated Care Program, requiring enrollment of Medicaid recipients aged 19

and over who receive SSI and reside in suburban Cook, DuPage, Kankakee, Kane,

Lake and Will counties.

Persons who have Medicaid plus private insurance, or Medicaid plus Medicare,

are not eligible.

Individuals required to enroll must select either Aetna Better Health or

IlliniCare as their managed care organization or HMO (Health Maintenance

Organization). In order to assist consumers and families to understand this

change to Medicaid health insurance and make informed decisions, staff of our

Family to Family Health Information Center have prepared a Medicaid Managed Care

Advocacy Toolkit.

This easy-to-use toolkit covers basic information about each HMO and worksheets

to assist in the decision-making process. This toolkit will help enrollees

explore providers and covered benefits and consider alternatives, including

requesting a Single Case Agreement. Information on appeal rights and possible

sources of advocacy assistance are also included.

The toolkit is available for free download from our website at

http://www.familyvoicesillinois.org/documents/documentdetails.asp?did=2851

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please call

our Family to Family Health Information Center at 866-931-1110.

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please call

our Family to Family Health Information Center at 866-931-1110.