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Illinois Medicaid - HFSMedicaid · Administrative · Provider Notice · ILHigh impact

Fiscal Year 2026 July through December 2025 Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Assessment Programs - Notice of Assessments and Assessment Adjustment Calculations

Act
by Jul 24, 2025
Effective date
Jul 1, 2025
Identified
Jun 20, 2026

Summary

Illinois hospital providers are now subject to mandatory inpatient and outpatient assessments for fiscal year 2026, with monthly payments due July 2025 through December 2025. Assessment remittance notices have been mailed and payments must be made via ACH Credit/Wire Transfer using specific formatting requirements.

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What to do

by Jul 24, 2025 · 4 steps
01Hospital CFO and billing team must locate mailed remittance notices and set up ACH Credit/Wire Transfer payments using exact formatting requirements (including ORIG CO NAME, ORIG ID with TIN, ENTRY DESCR with HFS Tax ID, etc.).
02Contact HFS.ProviderAssessmentUnit@illinois.gov immediately if banking information is needed.
03Ensure mailroom alerts CFO of incoming assessment documents.
04Monthly payments are due on specified dates through December 2025.

Original notice

Fiscal Year 2026 July through December 2025 Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Assessment Programs - Notice of Assessments and Assessment Adjustment Calculations
hfs.illinois.gov · Always check the source before changing claims.
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