Read the Beforeitsnews.com story here. Advertise at Before It's News here.

By Ability Chicago Info Blog (Reporter)
Contributor profile | More stories

Story Views
Now:
Last hour:
Last 24 hours:
Total:

Chicago Mental Health provider C4 joins Cook County's health plan, will continue serving patients

Friday, May 15, 2015 15:31

% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

as appeared Crains Chicago; by Kristen Schorsch | May 15, 2015

Community Counseling Centers of Chicago is joining Cook County’s health plan, staving off closure set for the end of the month.

Under the agreement, the Uptown-based behavioral health provider, known as C4, will continue those services as part of CountyCare. Cook County Health’s Medicaid managed care plan is the second largest in the Chicago area, with nearly 180,000 members as of the end of April.

“This comes at a critical time for our consumers and our employees,” C4 CEO Eileen Durkin said in a statement. “The agreement provides C4 the opportunity to serve an expanded patient base through CountyCare. It also provides the stability we need to serve our current consumers, as well as continuing to be able to support our dedicated employees.”

She did not immediately respond to further questions. A Cook County Health spokeswoman didn’t immediately return messages seeking comment.

Last month, Durkin announced that C4 would close at the end of May. The 42-year-old organization, which treats about 10,000 patients a year, was beset by billing woes and couldn’t get about $1.5 million in bills for services it provided out the door quick enough. The nonprofit existed on billing and receiving just $1.5 million each month.

“Over the coming months, C4′s expertise will assist in expanding behavioral health capacity in the health plan and fits neatly with the health plan’s strategy to provide increased and innovative behavioral health solutions,” Dr. John Jay Shannon, CEO of Cook County Health, said in the statement. “The C4 model is widely respected and something we hope to replicate throughout the County to serve all CountyCare members and ultimately all of our patients.”

CountyCare started as a pilot program with Medicaid in 2012. Its provider network includes the health system’s two hospitals, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital on the Near West Side and Provident Hospital on the South Side, as well as more than 30 other hospitals and over 130 primary care sites.

The goal of creating the health plan was to transform Cook County Health from a place where low-income patients typically waited until they were sick before seeing a doctor and instead wound up in the ER, costing the cash-strapped system more money than if they had regular care.

CountyCare has brought in so much new revenue and insured patients that Cook County Health is looking to build new facilities and talking about expanding services, just hopeful goals in the past.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150515/NEWS03/150519843/mental-health-provider-c4-joins-cook-countys-health-plan-staves-off?utm_source=NEWS03&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chicagobusiness

For Related Posts: CLICK HERE

Source for People with Disabilities in the Chicago area for News, Resources, Updates, Variety of Information. We Believe in the Americans with Disabilities Act for the good it has accomplished, and the accomplishments yet to be…

Source: http://abilitychicagoinfo.blogspot.com/2015/05/chicago-mental-health-provider-c4-joins_15.html

Before It’s News® is a community of individuals who report on what’s going on around them, from all around the world.

Anyone can join.
Anyone can contribute.
Anyone can become informed about their world.

"United We Stand" Click Here To Create Your Personal Citizen Journalist Account Today, Be Sure To Invite Your Friends.

Please Help Support BeforeitsNews by trying our Natural Health Products below!

Order by Phone at 888-809-8385 or online at https://mitocopper.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST

Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomic.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST

Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomics.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST

Humic & Fulvic Trace Minerals Complex - Nature's most important supplement! Vivid Dreams again!

HNEX HydroNano EXtracellular Water - Improve immune system health and reduce inflammation.

Ultimate Clinical Potency Curcumin - Natural pain relief, reduce inflammation and so much more.

MitoCopper - Bioavailable Copper destroys pathogens and gives you more energy. (See Blood Video)

Oxy Powder - Natural Colon Cleanser! Cleans out toxic buildup with oxygen!

Nascent Iodine - Promotes detoxification, mental focus and thyroid health.

Smart Meter Cover - Reduces Smart Meter radiation by 96%! (See Video).

Comments

Online:
Visits:	1,602,341,985
Stories:	8,146,988