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Federal Discrepancy on SSI COLA's
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL · Geriatrics·Provider Notice
Effective date
Jan 10, 2008
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Due to inaccurate Social Security Administration data transmission, the Illinois Department of Human Services cannot complete central budgeting for SSI cost-of-living increases. Long-term care facilities should not request manual patient credit adjustments from caseworkers until the problem is resolved centrally by February 15, 2008.
Action Required
No action required for billing teams. This is an informational notice about SSI cost-of-living adjustment processing delays that affects long-term care facilities in Illinois. Do not request manual patient credit adjustments from DHS caseworkers until central resolution.