Tennessee’s HealthSpring Wins Illinois Medicare-Medicaid Contract

Awards & Accreditations HealthSpring has been awarded a three-year contract with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide managed care services to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in the greater Chicago area. The contract is part of the Illinois Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative, which aims to integrate Medicare and Medicaid benefits and services to create a unified, easy-to-navigate health care system for dual-eligible beneficiaries, HealthSpring said. Under the program, HealthSpring will be responsible for coordinating enrollees care and for providing medical, behavioral health, pharmacy and long-term services and supports. Financial terms of the . . .