Medicare Policy for NMFF Patients:This is to clarify the most recent NMFF General Internal Medicine policy for Medicaid patients:
1. We will continue to see any Medicaid patient who has previously been a patient in our practice.
2. We are not accepting new Medicaid patients EXCEPT…
3. If a Medicaid patient has been hospitalized at NMH and will follow up with the same resident physician who cared for the patient in the hospital, we will see this patient in GIM. When hospital follow up appointment is made in GIM (695-8630), let the schedulers know that this patient should be scheduled same resident who provided care in the hospital and they will schedule the appointment (and override the usual policy of no new Medicaid patients).
All other Medicaid patients should be instructed to follow up with the primary care physician whom Illinois has assigned. The social workers in the hospital can determine who their assigned PCP is. We no longer provide the "one follow up visit" for any Medicaid patients because this was confusing and disruptive to the patients.
Look Up the Assigned Provider for you Medicaid Patient by the State of Illinois:http://www.hfs.illinois.gov/ To directly speak with a representative from Illinois Health Connect, please contact 1-877-912-1999 Look up your Illinois State Medical License Number:Illinois Department of Professional Regulations Review Precriptions of Controlled SubstancesThis website gives very useful information on all controlled substances a particular patient has been prescribed. Allows a provider to monitor use and if there is a pattern of dependence or abuse. https://www.ilpmp.org/ | 
