Renewing Your Medicaid Coverage FAQs
Renewing your Medicaid is how you can keep your health coverage for another year.
Every year, everyone with Medicaid needs to go through a renewal process to keep their coverage. You have not had to renew your Medicaid since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Now Illinois is starting renewals again to make sure all members are still eligible for coverage. Everybody’s renewal date is different, so it is important that you get ready to renew now.
Your renewal is due once per year. To find your due date (also called a redetermination date), log in to HFS’s Manage My Case at abe.illinois.gov. Then, click on the “Benefit Details” tab. Do you want reminders when it’s time to renew? Opt in for text and email alerts in the “Account Management” tab under “Manage your communications preferences.”
Manage My Case is an online portal run by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS). Manage My Case allows you to stay informed on the status of your benefits and manage your case information, all with fewer trips to your local benefits office.
You can verify your address in HFS’s Manage My Case. Log in or create an account. Then, click “Contact Us” and check your household information. You can also verify your address over the phone. Call 1-800-843-6154 (TTY: 866-324-5553), Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Your renewal form will ask you for information about your family and finances. You may need to provide documents for some items. You will likely need:
- The name, date of birth, and Social Security number of each person in your household who is on your plan
- The immigration status for anyone in your household who is not a U.S. citizen
- Information about your household’s income. This includes money earned from a job or any child or spousal support you get. You may need to include paystubs or other documents with your form
- Information about your household’s assets. This includes how much money you have in the bank
- Information about your monthly expenses. This could include your housing costs, utility bills, and any daycare expenses you have
You will have about one month to complete and submit your form. To find your due date, also called a redetermination date, log in to HFS’s Manage My Case. Click on the “Benefit Details” tab to see when your renewal date is.
No. You just need to fill out one form for your whole household.
Yes. You will have coverage until you get your decision. If you requalify, then you have coverage for another year. If you don’t, then the decision letter will tell you when your Medicaid coverage will end. You will usually have 30 to 60 days to enroll in another plan.
If you are no longer eligible for Medicaid, don’t worry. You can connect to coverage at work or through the official Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Marketplace for Illinois, GetCoveredIllinois.gov.