Claims For Medicare Advantage Members Undisturbed By State Budget Impasse
From the Springfield State Journal-Register
Doctors and hospitals serving almost 70,000 retired state workers and dependents through Medicare Advantage plans will be spared, for now, from payment delays associated with the state budget impasse.
"Medicare Advantage members' health care coverage has not been stopped or reduced in any way," a spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Central Management Services said. "Medicare Advantage vendors will continue to pay claims to health care providers, and those members should be requested to only pay their copayments at the time of service."
The State Journal-Register reported in recent days that payments have stopped to health care providers serving state workers, university employees, retirees and dependents covered through the state's self-insured plans.
Those plans, which serve at least 146,000 people insured through the state, include Quality Care and the Coventry Health Care and HealthLink open access plans.
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From the Springfield State Journal-Register
Doctors and hospitals serving almost 70,000 retired state workers and dependents through Medicare Advantage plans will be spared, for now, from payment delays associated with the state budget impasse.
"Medicare Advantage members' health care coverage has not been stopped or reduced in any way," a spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Central Management Services said. "Medicare Advantage vendors will continue to pay claims to health care providers, and those members should be requested to only pay their copayments at the time of service."
The State Journal-Register reported in recent days that payments have stopped to health care providers serving state workers, university employees, retirees and dependents covered through the state's self-insured plans.
Those plans, which serve at least 146,000 people insured through the state, include Quality Care and the Coventry Health Care and HealthLink open access plans.
Read more in our daily News Update...