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Succeeding in the New Managed Care Program Series (#3): Simplified credentialing: Cutting back on provider overhead costs
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL·Provider Notice
Effective date
Jan 1, 2018
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Illinois is implementing HealthChoice Illinois on January 1, 2018, which simplifies Medicaid managed care credentialing. Instead of credentialing separately with each Medicaid plan, providers only need to register once with the HFS IMPACT website to be credentialed with all participating Medicaid managed care plans.
Action Required
By January 1, 2018: Billing team should ensure practice is registered with HFS IMPACT website (Illinois Medicaid Program Advanced Cloud Technology) for automatic credentialing with all HealthChoice Illinois Medicaid managed care plans. Continue providing operational information like office hours directly to MCOs as requested, but no additional credentialing will be required.