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Provider Notice issued 12/18/2025

Critical Access Hospital OB and Other Treatment Services Supplemental Payment – Calendar Year 2025

Date: December 18, 2025
​To: Enrolled Hospitals:  Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, and Patient Accounts Managers
​Re: Critical Access Hospital OB and Other Treatment Services Supplemental Payment – Calendar Year 2025

In accordance with Public Act 103-0102, the Department has posted the methodology and resulting payments for the fourth quarter of Calendar Year 2025 Critical Access Hospital OB and Other Treatment Services Supplemental Payment Program.  The program provides $10M annually for non-publicly owned critical access hospitals and $3.5M annually for publicly owned critical access hospitals for delivery of perinatal and OB/GYN services, behavioral healthcare including SUDS, other specialty services and telehealth services.  These payments will be processed soon and paid to the hospitals through the Health Choice Illinois managed care plans as detailed in the posted calculations. The methodology and payments can be accessed at the following link:

Critical Access Hospitals

Sincerely, 

Dan Jenkins
Deputy Administrator of Rates and Finance