Illinois Medicaid Awards D-SNP Contracts To Four Health Plans

On March 6, 2025, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) awarded Medicaid contracts to four health plans for the state’s dual eligible special needs plan (D-SNP) model for the state’s beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. The aggregate contract value is estimated at $12 billion, divided equally.

HFS is planning to shift to a Fully Integrated Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (FIDE-SNP) model, the most integrated form of D-SNP upon approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The contracts were awarded to four of the state’s five . . .