Illinois hiring hundreds to reduce Medicaid backlogs

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Illinois is hiring hundreds of frontline workers to resolve major delays of its Medicaid application and renewal processes.

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, which oversee Medicaid, and the Illinois Department of Human Services are working together to fill the vacancies, the departments said in a statement today. The first positions are expected to be filled this week.

The Medicaid redetermination process, which reviews eligibility for the state’s nearly 3 million Medicaid beneficiaries, can lead to lapses in coverage. Such gaps are hard on patients, especially those managing chronic conditions, and health systems that don't get reimbursed for medical services when claims are denied by health plans.

Backlogs, which have increased in recent years, are considered delays of 45 days or more for initial applications and 60 days or more for renewals, the statement says.

Read more: https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/illinois-hiring-hundreds-reduce-medicaid-backlogs

[Thekaspervote]

1. That's our new gov!! Out to solve the everyday issues of Illinois residents.

[mucifer]

2. It's a huge issue. I have had many patients kicked off their medicaid for a month or two because

they didn't fill out a form that came in the mail. These are kids with chronic illnesses. It's a total mess.