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The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is considering options for the Medicaid benchmark Medicaid benefits (pdf) package that will be extended to the new health care reform Medicaid expansion population.

The Medicaid benefits package defines the baseline of services covered by the state for the newly eligible Medicaid recipients under health care reform.  The plan will have far-reaching implications for people with chronic diseases like HIV.

Read AFC’s comments on the state Medicaid Benchmark Plan.

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