ACTION NEEDED: Medicaid IMPACT Revalidations Due for April Cohort
The Illinois Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is currently conducting IMPACT Medicaid provider revalidations. Providers in the April cohort must complete IMPACT revalidations by April 30, 2025. IHA urges all providers to check their revalidation cycle due date, as well as servicing providers affiliated with their hospital, and submit necessary information to complete their revalidation. To check your revalidation due date, search the basic information page of your IMPACT enrollment. HFS has provided IHA with step-by-step instructions to check the status and due date of servicing providers that you can access here.

If you are in this revalidation cycle and do not submit your revalidation information by April 30 you will be disenrolled from the IMPACT system and cannot receive retroactive enrollment. If you are disenrolled from IMPACT, providers can no longer bill for services provided to Illinois Medicaid enrollees, including those enrolled in managed care organizations. Completing this information is necessary to continue receiving Medicaid reimbursement. The IMPACT Provider Revalidation website includes step-by-step instructions, a frequently asked questions document and a townhall webinar recording. 

Staff contact: Elizabeth Nelson

Chief Behavioral Health Officer to Host Virtual Town Hall
Illinois’ Chief Behavioral Health Office (CBHO) will host a virtual town hall on June 4 from noon-1:30 p.m. CT. Participants can expect to hear from Chief Behavioral Health Officer Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler and agency leaders on strategic priorities and a vision for behavioral health for the State of Illinois. The event is free and open to the public. To register, click here.

CBHO is encouraging participation in the Behavioral Health Priorities Survey to capture the voice of those in the behavioral health field for the CBHO’s 2025 strategic plan. The survey seeks input from all Illinois behavioral health stakeholders to learn more about their work, current priorities and barriers they face. The survey also hopes to capture insights into solutions to overcome challenges. If you are interested in completing the survey for CBHO’s 2025 strategic plan, click here.

The survey includes 18 questions and will take about 15 minutes to complete. Please complete the survey as thoroughly as possible. Survey completion is requested by May 2. A summary of the responses will be presented at the CBHO’s statewide kitchen cabinet open meeting town hall on June 4.

Lia Daniels, IHA’s Senior Director of Health Policy and Finance, holds a position on the kitchen cabinet, so members may also reach out to ldaniels@team-iha.org with proposals for strategic priorities to elevate recommendations in this forum.

REGISTER: IHA Offers Several Webinars and Events This Spring
Focused on top issues in healthcare, IHA programs between April and early June will benefit hospital leaders and staff organization-wide. We encourage you to review our upcoming webinars and events and plan to attend.

Spring programs are:

• Occupational Safety & Workers’ Compensation Symposium on May 1-2 in Springfield, exclusively for clients of IHA’s Illinois Risk Management Services and members of IHA’s Illinois Compensation Trust;
• Federal Advocacy Day on May 5-6 in Washington, D.C.;
• The Role of Z Codes and SDoH Data in Enhancing Health Outcomes on May 14 via webinar from noon-1 p.m. CT;
• Workforce Wellness: Effective Approaches to Foster Well-being and Retention in Healthcare on May 19 via webinar from noon-1 p.m. CT, presented by IHA Strategic Partner Medical Solutions;
• Take Home Naloxone: Creating Access & Saving Lives on May 29 via webinar from 11 a.m.-noon CT;
• Lemons to Lemonade: Moving from a Ransomware Event to World-Class Cybersecurity on June 3 via webinar from 10-11:30 a.m. CT; and
• 2025 IHA Small & Rural Hospitals Annual Meeting on June 12 in Springfield, exclusively for small and rural hospital leaders and board members.

These offerings span the scope of IHA’s role as members’ trusted voice, resource and partner, as the programs cover advocacy, education, quality improvement, emergency preparedness and our business lines. Most of these programs are complimentary and some provide continuing education credits.

Please save the date for IHA Leadership Summit, for hospital leaders and board members from all IHA-member hospitals, on Sept. 25-26 in Oak Brook.