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Do you need to change your Illinois Medicaid Health Plan?

To change your Illinois Medicaid plan, you can: Change your health plan one time in the first 90 days1. Call the State’s Client Enrollment Services at 877.912.8880 or visit their enrollment website2. Call the Client Enrollment Broker Call Center at 1-877-912-8880 or go online to the Enrollment Portal at www.enrollhfs.illinois.gov to get more information about …

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Open Enrollment For Marketplace Insurance Happening Now!

Enroll by December 15th in an ACA Marketplace plan to start covered on January 1, 2025! Enrollment for insurance is now underway! The ACA stands for the Affordable Care Act which is for individuals and families that do not have health insurance through an employer or Medicaid. In Illinois, ACA Plans are called Get Covered …

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Medicaid Coverage for ABA Therapy will be opening up this Fall!

September 1, 2023 – Families will find more Medicaid Providers for ABA therapy coming soon. Advocates passed state legislation that will now require Illinois Medicaid (HFS) to allow Behavior Analysts (BCBA or Board Certified Behavior Analysts) to practice ABA therapy without a licensed supervisor to oversee their work. This supervision requirement was the biggest barrier …

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Illinois Autism Insurance Coalition Public Comment on HFS Proposed ABS Rules 2.2023s

Coalition Provides Public Comments on Access Challenges within Medicaid

You ca access our comments on the Access Challenges within Medicaid by downloading this PDF.
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Mental Health Parity Law: What is it?

Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) “Parity Act” Passed in 2008, MHPEA is a federal law that generally prevents group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits from imposing less favorable benefit limitations compared to medical/surgical benefits. It brought mental health and addiction treatments …

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