Illinois Awards $7 Million Waiver Support Services Contract To Keystone Peer Review

On December 12, 2014, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) awarded a $7.4 million contract with Keystone Peer Review Organization, Inc. (KEPRO) to provide program support services for five home and community-based services (HCBS) waivers. The contract began January 1, 2014, and runs through June 30, 2017. KEPRO will provide quality assurance reviews and participant assessments for five HCBS waivers. The goal is to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and effectively across Illinois’s Medical Programs. Reimbursement is via per-unit pricing, based on a rate per onsite visit review, activity, or case, with . . .