HFS B49167 HCI Notice of Award Attachment 1 6.8.26.xlsx

This document is a Notice of Award Attachment for the Health Choice Illinois program administered by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. The contract award (BidBuy #26-478HFS-MEDPR-B-49167, Agency Reference Number 2026-24-002) identifies six health insurance carriers selected as awarded vendors: Aetna Better Health of Illinois, Inc.; Healthcare Service Corporation (operating as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois); Humana Benefit Plan of Illinois, Inc.; Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, Inc.; Molina Healthcare of Illinois, Inc.; and Cook County Health and Hospitals System (operating as CountyCare Health Plan).

Each awarded carrier submitted a utilization plan identifying Certified Business Enterprise (BEP) vendors to be subcontracted for various services. Aetna committed to 1.001% BEP utilization across 21 subcontractors; HCSC committed to 1.075% across 38 vendors; Humana committed to 1.01% across 11 vendors; Meridian committed to 1.023% across 16 vendors; Molina committed to 1.09% across 10 vendors; and CountyCare committed to 1.01% across 6 vendors. Subcontracted services include transportation, pharmacy services, language and cultural solutions, staffing, marketing, printing and graphics, healthcare staffing, and various administrative and clinical support services. The BEP subcontractors represent small and minority-owned business enterprises supporting the carriers' delivery of managed healthcare services under this state contract.