Thursday, May 29, 2014

Care Coordination Enrollment for Children, Families and ACA Adults (from HFS Provider Notices dated 5/23/2014)

Beginning in the summer of 2014, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) will continue a major roll-out of managed care in many areas of the state.  Upwards of 1.5 million people on Medicaid and All Kids living in mandatory managed care regions will be moved into some form of Care Coordination, as required under Public Act 96-1501 (The Medicaid Reform Law).  This law requires the department to move at least 50% of Medicaid clients into care coordination by January 1, 2015.  The four forms of Care Coordination entities are described below,  including how providers will need to bill for services depending on the type of entity in which a beneficiary is enrolled.  This roll-out will cover children, their family members, and the newly eligible Affordable Care Act (ACA) Adults who reside in one of five managed care regions.

The five mandatory managed care regions are: the Greater Chicago Region, the Rockford Region, the Central Illinois Region, the Metro East Region and the Quad Cities Region. See the chart at the end of this notice to see the exact counties affected and the plans operating in those counties.

It is imperative that providers check Department electronic eligibility systems regularly to determine beneficiaries’ enrollment in a plan and to ensure your clients can continue care with you.  The Recipient Eligibility Verification (REV) System, the Automated Voice Response System (AVRS), and the Medical Electronic Data Interchange (MEDI) system will identify the care coordination plan in which the beneficiary is enrolled.  It is also imperative that providers of all types join managed care networks in order to ensure timely payment. 
The types of organizations that beneficiaries may be enrolled with are as follows:

Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) These are the traditional insurance-based Health Maintenance Organizations.  They are paid on a full-risk capitated basis to cover almost all Medicaid services.  Providers will need to bill these entities directly in order to get paid.  Providers will also have to make sure they follow the MCOs’ utilization policies and procedures, including procedures for prior authorization and billing.  Providers with enrollees in an MCO should work with the Integrated Care Team to coordinate care for these individuals.  Illinois Health Connect PCPs will not receive monthly PCP fees for MCO enrollees.  The Department electronic eligibility systems clearly identify under the ‘Managed Care Organization segment’ which MCO an individual is enrolled.

Managed Care Community Networks (MCCNs) These are provider-owned and governed entities that operate like MCOs on a full-risk capitated basis.  Just as with MCOs, providers will need to bill these entities directly in order to get paid.  MCCN enrollment in the HFS eligibility systems will look identical to MCO enrollment.  Providers will also have to make sure they follow the MCCNs’ utilization policies and procedures, including procedures for prior authorization and billing. Providers with enrollees in an MCCN should work with the Integrated Care Team to coordinate care for these individuals.   Illinois Health Connect PCPs will not receive monthly PCP fees for MCCN enrollees.  The Department electronic eligibility systems clearly identify under the ‘Managed Care Organization segment’ which MCCN an individual is enrolled.

 Accountable Care Entities (ACEs) These entities are provider-based organizations that will be paid a fee by the Department to coordinate care for their enrollees.  All Medicaid covered services will continue to be covered by the state.  Providers will need to bill the state as they do today.  If services require prior approval in the fee-for-service system today, they will continue to require it under ACEs.  The process for obtaining prior approval from the state remains unchanged.  Providers with enrollees in an ACE should work with the ACE’s Care Team to coordinate care for these individuals.  Illinois Health Connect PCPs will continue to receive monthly PCP fees for ACE enrollees.  The Department electronic eligibility systems will state “no MCO information for this inquiry” and will clearly identify the ACE in which an individual is enrolled under the ‘Accountable Care Entity segment.

Care Coordination Entities for Children with Special Needs (CSN CCEs) These entities are provider-based organizations that will be paid a fee by the Department to coordinate care for their enrollees.  Their enrollees will be limited to children that the Department has identified through claims data or other information as having complex medical needs.  All Medicaid covered services will continue to be covered by the state.  Providers will need to bill the state as they do today.  If services require prior approval in the fee-for-service system today, they will continue to require it under CSN CCEs.  The process for obtaining prior approval from the state remains unchanged.  Providers with enrollees in a CSN CCE should work with the CSN CCE Care Team to coordinate care for these individuals.    Illinois Health Connect PCPs will continue to receive monthly PCP fees for CSN CCE enrollees.  The Department electronic eligibility systems will state “no MCO information for this inquiry” and will clearly identify the CSN CCE in which an individual is enrolled under the ‘Care Coordination Entity segment.

Counties not included in the five managed care regions will continue to include Illinois Health Connect as a plan choice for most individuals enrolled in the HFS Medical program.  Illinois Health Connect will continue to operate in areas outside the five mandatory counties, and in some counties, voluntary managed care will also be available.

The Department encourages providers to contact the care coordination plans in your region and begin the contracting process so you can continue serving your clients who will be mandated to join a care coordination plan.  The contact information for ACEs, CSN CCEs, and MCOs is below.
If you are a provider outside the counties listed in each region but you provide care to individuals residing in the counties which will be required to enroll in a care coordination plan, you are still encouraged to join the networks.

James Parker, Deputy Administrator
Division of Medical Programs

MCO, MCCN, ACE, and CSN CCE CONTACT INFORMATION
The contact information below lists the Provider Services Hotline Numbers for the Managed Care Organizations and Managed Care Community Networks that will serve the Family Health Plan clients:

Greater Chicago Region (Cook, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Kankakee, Will)
Provider
Contact Information
Aetna Better Health 866-212-2851 
www.aetnabetterhealth.com/illinois
Blue Cross/Blue Shield 888-657-1211
www.bcbsil.com
County Care (Cook County only)   (MCCN) 312-864-8200
www.countycare.com
Family Health Network    (MCCN) 888-346-4968
www.fhnchicago.com
Harmony Health Plan 800-608-8158   www.harmonyhpi.com
IlliniCare Health Plan 866-329-4701 
www.illinicare.com
Meridian Health Plan 866-606-3700 
www.mhplan.com

Central Illinois North Region (Tazewell, Knox, Peoria and Stark)
Provider
Contact Information
Health Alliance Medical Plan 800-851-3379 
www.healthallianceconnect.org
Meridian Health Plan 866-606-3700 
www.mhplan.com
Molina Healthcare 855-766-5462 www.molinahealthcare.com

Central Illinois South Region (McLean, Logan, DeWitt, Sangamon, Macon, Christian, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion, Ford and Menard Counties)
Provider
Contact Information
Health Alliance Medical Plan 800-851-3379  
www.healthallianceconnect.org
Molina Healthcare 855-766-5462 www.molinahealthcare.com

Rockford Region (Winnebago, Boone and McHenry counties)
Provider
Contact Information
Aetna Better Health 866-212-2851
www.aetnabetterhealth.com/illinois
Family Health Network (MCCN) 888-346-4968  
www.fhnchicago.com
IlliniCare Health Plan 866-329-4701 
www.illinicare.com
Meridian Health Plan 866-606-3700
www.mhplan.com

Metro East Region (Madison, Clinton and St. Clair counties)
Provider
Contact Information
Harmony Health Plan 800-608-8158 www.harmonyhpi.com
Meridian Health Plan 866-606-3700
 www.mhplan.com
Molina Healthcare 855-766-5462  www.molinahealthcare.com

Quad Cities Region (Rock Island, Mercer and Henry counties)
Provider
Contact Information
IlliniCare Health Plan 866-329-4701
 www.illinicare.com
Meridian Health Plan 866-606-3700  
www.mhplan.com

The list of 10 applicants that are working to become Accountable Care Entities is listed below and posted on the HFS Web site at the following link:
http://www2.illinois.gov/hfs/SiteCollectionDocuments/ACEContacts.pdf
Name of ACE
Address of Lead Entity
Counties Served
Accountable Care Chicago
5145 N. California Avenue
Chicago, Il 60625
Cook County, primarily within the City of Chicago (North Side)
SmartPlan Choice
(ACE Care Services/Presence)
200 S. Wacker Drive, 11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60419
Cook, Will, Kankakee, Kane, Champaign, Vermilion, Ford and Iroquois counties
Advocate Accountable Care
(Advocate Physician Partners ACE)
1701 W. Golf Road, Suite 2-1100        Rolling Meadows, IL  60008

Greater Chicago and Central Illinois (Cook, Lake, McHenry, Kane, DuPage, Will, McLean and Woodford counties)
Better Health Network
(Chicago Southside ACE )
326 W. 64th Street
Chicago, IL 60621
Cook County, primarily within the City of Chicago (South and West Sides)
HealthCura
(Access Community Health Network)
600 West Fulton
Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60661
City of Chicago, Suburban Cook County and DuPage County

Illinois Partnership for Health
611 West Park Street
Urbana, IL 61801-2595

67 Counties total  in 4 of 5 mandatory regions and 40 voluntary counties: Adams, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cook, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, DeKalb, Douglas, DuPage, Edgar, Effingham Ford, Fulton, Grundy, Hancock, Henderson, Henry,  Iroquois, Jasper, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, La Salle, Lake, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Richland, Rock Island, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago, Woodford
Loyola University Health System ACE
2160 S. First Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153
Suburban Cook County, part of DuPage County and a small part of Will County
Population Health of Illinois
(Alexian Brothers)
3040 Salt Creek Lane
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Multi-county area of Suburban Chicago, includes zip codes in DuPage and Kane Counties
NorthShore Physician Associates ACE
4901 Searle Parkway, Suite 330
Skokie, IL 60076
52 zip codes in Cook and Lake Counties

UI Health Plus (UIH+)
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
914 south Wood Street (MC 973)
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Primarily 606 zip codes in Cook County  

The information below provides the name and contact information of the three CSN CCEs:
Name of CSN CCE
Lead Entity
Contact Information
La Rabida Coordinated Care Network for Children with Complex Medical Needs
La Rabida’s Children’s Hospital
Mark Renfree, VP
6501 South Promontory Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60649
773-753-8630
Lurie Children’s Health Partners Care Coordination Entity
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Maureen Murphy, Special Assistant to the President
225 East Chicago, Box #157
Chicago, Illinois 60611
312-227-7398
OSF Healthcare System Children’s CCE
OSF Healthcare System
Tara Cantry, COO
800 North East Glen Oak Avenue
Peoria, Illinois 61603
309-624-8347