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Illinois Medicaid - HFSMedicaid · Administrative · Claims & Billing · ILHigh impact

HealthChoice Illinois (HCI) Managed Care Claim Submission Member Edits

Effective date
Apr 23, 2026
Identified
Jun 16, 2026

Summary

Illinois is launching new Advanced Communication Engine (ACE) member edits for HealthChoice Illinois Medicaid managed care claims starting April 23, 2026. Claims will be automatically rejected before reaching MCOs if they contain incorrect Medicaid RIN, date of birth, or eligibility dates, requiring providers to verify member information in MEDI before submitting claims.

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What to do

Action · 4 steps
01Before April 23, 2026: Billing team must update workflow to verify all Medicaid managed care members' RIN, date of birth, and eligibility dates in MEDI system before claim submission.
02Train staff to check MEDI for all HCI MCO claims (Meridian starting 4/23, Aetna 5/7, BCBS 5/21, CountyCare 6/4, Molina 6/18).
03Update clearinghouse processes to identify and resubmit claims rejected with new STC error codes.
04Claims with incorrect member information will be automatically rejected before reaching MCOs.

Original notice

HealthChoice Illinois (HCI) Managed Care Claim Submission Member Edits
hfs.illinois.gov · Always check the source before changing claims.
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