Which Medicaid managed care plans do home care agencies contract with in Illinois?

Illinois delivers long-term services and supports through 4 managed care plans in HealthChoice Illinois (including the MLTSS population). Illinois enrolls most Medicaid members, including people on the elderly and physical disability HCBS waivers, in HealthChoice Illinois health plans, which then pay for in-home services. Dual eligibles receiving long-term services are enrolled as the MLTSS population, where the plan covers their long-term services and supports. Home care agencies contract with each plan to serve its members.

Which plans are there?

• Aetna Better Health of Illinois
• Blue Cross Community Health Plan
• CountyCare Health Plan (Cook County only)
• Molina Healthcare

CountyCare serves Cook County only. Meridian Health Plan serves youth in care and former youth in care (YouthCare) only.

For the programs that pay for home care, see Illinois Medicaid waivers.

What should you confirm with the state?

Illinois's Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative was scheduled to end with the federal Medicare-Medicaid plan sunset; confirm current dual-eligible plan options with HFS.