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Provider Notice issued 02/19/2026
Critical Access Hospital OB and Other Treatment Services Supplemental Payment – Calendar Year 2026
| To: |
Enrolled Hospitals: Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, and Patient Accounts Managers |
| Date: | February 19, 2026 |
| Re: |
Critical Access Hospital OB and Other Treatment Services Supplemental Payment – Calendar Year 2026 |
In accordance with Public Act 103-0102, the Department has posted the methodology and resulting payments for the first quarter of Calendar Year 2026 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:
Sincerely,
Dan Jenkins
Deputy Administrator of Rates and Finance