FLASH: IL Department of Healthcare and Family Services Announces Health Alliance Connect Medicaid Member Transition Plan

According to a plan developed by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), Health Alliance Connect Medicaid coverage will end in 2 phases, beginning in northern Illinois on October 31 and in central Illinois on December 31. Members will be moved back to standard Medicaid fee-for-service until they choose a new plan or are assigned to a new plan. No one will lose Medicaid eligibility because of this change.

Family Health Plan and ACA Adults Transition Plan

• Health Alliance coverage will end for members in these counties on October 31:
  • Boone, Henry, Knox, McHenry, McLean, Mercer, Peoria, Rock Island, Stark, Tazewell, Winnebago
• Health Alliance coverage will end for members in these counties on December 31:
  • Champaign, Christian, DeWitt, Ford, Logan, Macon, Menard, Piatt, Sangamon, Vermilion
• FHP Disenrollment Transition Letter

ICP/SPD (Integrated Care Program/Seniors & Persons with Disabilities)

• Health Alliance coverage will end for members in these counties on October 31:
  • Knox, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell
• Health Alliance coverage will end for members in these counties on December 31:
  • Champaign, Christian, DeWitt, Ford, Henry, Logan, Macon, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Piatt, Rock Island, Sangamon, Vermilion
• SPD Disenrollment Transition Letter

Members will get a letter from Health Alliance Connect, followed by an enrollment packet from Illinois Client Enrollment Services with important information about all their health plan options and directions for enrolling. They will have 60 days to choose a new health plan and primary care provider (PCP). If they do not choose a health plan and PCP, HFS will choose for them. They can call their current PCP offices to find out what other plans they accept.

If members need healthcare services after their Health Alliance disenrollment date but before they’re enrolled in a new health plan, they should bring their HFS medical card to doctor visits and the pharmacy. If they have questions, they should call us at 1-877-633-2526 (TTY 711).

You can learn more in our Health Alliance Connect Disenrollment FAQ, also available on Your Health Alliance’s Forms & Resources section. If you have questions, call us at 1-800-851-3379, ext. 4668.