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Elizabeth M. Whitehorn, Director

CCE Initial Award Notice

In response to the Department’s Solicitation for Care Coordination Entities for Children with Complex Medical Needs, a component of the Care Coordination Innovations Project, the Department is announcing initial awards.  The Care Coordination Innovations Project works to form alternative models of delivering care to Medicaid clients through provider-organized networks, initially organized around the needs of our most complex clients. These provider-based networks will be organized as Care Coordination Entities (CCEs). Please see below for more information about the initial awards:

Initial Awards:

La Rabida’s Children’s Hospital

CCE Name: La Rabida Coordinated Care Network for Children with Complex Medical Needs
Proposal Contact: Mark Renfree, VP
Phone: 773-753-8630    
Address: 6501 South Promontory Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60649

OSF Healthcare System

CCE Name: OSF Healthcare System Children’s CCE
Proposal Contact: Tara Cantry, COO
Phone: 309-624-8347
Address: 800 North East Glen Oak Avenue, Peoria, IL 61603

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

CCE Name: Lurie Children’s Health Partners Care Coordination Entity
Proposal Contact: Chris Haen, Executive Director
Phone: 312-227-7707     
Address: 225 East Chicago, Box #301, Chicago, IL 60611