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Calendar Year 2025 Hospital Assessment Update
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL·Provider Notice
Effective date
Jan 1, 2025
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is updating the hospital assessment program retroactive to January 1, 2025, which increases Managed Care Access Payments (MCAP) to hospitals and increases monthly hospital assessments. The policy provides a detailed payment schedule for retroactive payments from January-September 2025 and new assessment due dates through December 2025.
Action Required
Hospitals must submit assessment payments on or before scheduled due dates to maintain the payment schedule. Contact HFS.ProviderAssessmentUnit@Illinois.gov for electronic copies of assessment calculations and banking information for ACH Credit/Wire Transfer payments. Monitor for assessment notices arriving by mail and ensure timely payment to avoid recoupment of future retroactive payments per Public Act 104-0007.