Enrollment Materials
HealthChoice Illinois
Most people with an HFS medical card are required to enroll in HealthChoice Illinois, the Medicaid managed care program. The HealthChoice Illinois program is mandatory (required) in all counties in the state.
If you are required to enroll in HealthChoice Illinois, you will receive an enrollment packet in the mail. The packet will include:
- A HealthChoice Illinois enrollment letter listing your health plan and primary care provider (PCP) and your enrollment start date.
- A report card with tips on choosing a health plan
- A brochure explaining how to enroll in a HealthChoice Illinois health plan
- A comparison chart that lists all your health plan choices and extra benefits
After you are enrolled, you can change your health plan one time each year during open enrollment. When it is time for open enrollment, we will send you a HealthChoice Illinois open enrollment letter and the latest plan report card.
Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
HealthChoice Illinois plans also serve seniors and people with disabilities who get full Medicare and Medicaid benefits and live in a nursing home or long term care facility, or who get home and home-based waiver services.
The enrollment packet for LTSS customers will include:
- An LTSS enrollment letter. This letter lists your HealthChoice Illinois health plan for your long term care or home-based waiver services and your enrollment start date.
- A report card with tips for choosing a health plan.
- A brochure explaining how to enroll in an LTSS health plan.
- A comparison chart that lists all your health plan choices and extra benefits.
After you are enrolled, you can change your health plan one time each year during open enrollment. About two months before your open enrollment period, we will send you the latest plan report card and an LTSS open enrollment letter.
LTSS customers who choose to opt out of (decide not to enroll in) the Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MMAI) are required to enroll in a HealthChoice Illinois plan for their long term care or home-based waiver services only. LTSS customers can choose to re-enroll with MMAI at any time.
Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MMAI)
MMAI is a statewide program for adults who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. If you are an adult with full Medicare and Medicaid benefits, we will send you an enrollment packet about the MMAI program.
The packet will include:
- An MMAI enrollment letter. This letter lists your health plan and primary care provider (PCP) for all your Medicare, Medicaid and prescription drug benefits and your enrollment start date. The letter also explains that you may be able to enroll in a HealthChoice Illinois health plan for just your long term care or home-based waiver services.
- A brochure explaining how to enroll in an MMAI plan.
- A comparison chart that lists all your health plan choices and extra benefits.
Find out which health plans serve your area. View the managed care program and plan choices by county on the Medicaid Managed Care Program Map.
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