Illinois Medicaid Disease Management Program Saves State $104 Million in 2008

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News On May 11, 2009, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) said it had net savings of $104 million during fiscal year 2008, the second year of its Medicaid disease management program, Your Healthcare Plus™. The savings were calculated by an outside actuarial firm based on trend lines for the eligible population using three to five years of claims data. The trends were applied to state fiscal year 2006, which was the last full year before the program was implemented. Per member per month (PMPM) costs were compared to . . .