Urgent Care Should ‘Watch and Learn’ as Illinois Deals with Medicaid Headaches

Urgent Care Should ‘Watch and Learn’ as Illinois Deals with Medicaid Headaches

Illinois is not unique in wrestling with Medicaid managed care plan problems, but the situation there seems to have reached a boiling point and can serve as a cautionary tale for urgent care stakeholders across the country. Health system officials there complain that getting providers approved by Medicaid managed care plans has taken anywhere from 6 months up to a whole year. Prior authorizations and reimbursements have been similarly slow in coming, making it so …

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