Chestnut Health Receives Grant Funding To Help Homeless During COVID-19

Chestnut Health Systems is one of four agencies in Illinois to receive funding from Meridian, which provides government-sponsored managed care services to families, children, seniors, and individuals with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative, and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans. In all, Meridian is funding $500,000 in grants to help those in the State who are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Chestnut’s share of funding is $150,000 to be equally distributed between McLean County and Madison/Saint Clair Counties.

Chestnut plans to partner with and distribute funds to five local agencies . . .