The Arc of Illinois

June 9, 2010

Leaders in The Arc:

The Dept of Healthcare & Family Services has released the vendors who have submitted proposals in response to the Managed Care Pilot.

Here are the five vendors:

1. Aetna
   
2. Harmony Health Plan of Illinois, Inc.
   
3. IlliniCare Subsidiary of the Centene Corp.
   
4. Meridian
   
5. United Health Care of Illinois, Inc.

The next Stakeholders meeting on the Managed Care Pilot is scheduled for Thursday, July 8^th, 1:00 to 3:00. Location: Prescott Bloom Building, 201 S. Grand Ave. East, Springfield, 3^rd Floor Video Conference Room and 401 S. Clinton, 7^th Floor Video Conference Room, Chicago

Attached is a link to the Illinois Managed Care Reform and Patients Rights Act which was requested at our last meeting when we were talking about appeals procedures, but you may also be interested in the following sections:

Section 25:  Transition of Services

Section 40:  Access to Specialist

Section 45:  Health care services, appeals, complaints, and external independent review: 

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1265&ChapAct=215%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B134%2F&ChapterID=22&ChapterName=INSURANCE&ActName=Managed+Care+Reform+and+Patient+Rights+Act%2E

Tony Paulauski

The Arc of Illinois

708-464-1832