Medicare AdvantageAdministrativeMedium impact
Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MMAI) Passive Enrollment
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL·Provider Notice
Effective date
Nov 1, 2015
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Illinois is passively enrolling approximately 14,000 additional beneficiaries into the Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MMAI) managed care program, with enrollment letters being sent starting mid-August 2015 and effective dates of November 1, 2015 and December 1, 2015. This affects dual-eligible beneficiaries in the Greater Chicago region who will transition from traditional Medicare/Medicaid to coordinated managed care plans.
Action Required
Before November 1, 2015: Billing team should verify patient enrollment status in MMAI plans during eligibility verification for dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid patients in the Greater Chicago region. Update patient insurance information when patients transition from traditional Medicare/Medicaid to MMAI managed care plans. Contact the Bureau of Managed Care at 217-524-7478 with questions about patient enrollment status.