{"id":268553,"date":"2024-10-30T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-ambetter-of-illinois-expands-provider-network-to-include-advocate-health-care\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T12:30:00","slug":"english-ambetter-of-illinois-expands-provider-network-to-include-advocate-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/english-ambetter-of-illinois-expands-provider-network-to-include-advocate-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"AMBETTER OF ILLINOIS EXPANDS PROVIDER NETWORK TO INCLUDE ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>The addition of Advocate Health Care to the Ambetter of <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span> provider network offers its members expanded access to the health system&#8217;s high-quality healthcare<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 30, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <i><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=804228892&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ambetterhealth.com%2Fen%2Fil%2F&amp;a=Ambetter+of+Illinois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ambetter of <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><\/i><i> (Ambetter)<\/i>, a product offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=287037158&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.centene.com%2F&amp;a=Centene+Corporation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Centene Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NYSE: CNC), and managed locally by <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=1300299938&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Filmeridian.com%2F&amp;a=Meridian+Health+Plan+of+Illinois%2C+Inc.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Meridian Health Plan of <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span>, Inc.<\/a> (Meridian), announced today the addition of <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=4098325710&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.advocatehealth.com%2F&amp;a=Advocate+Health+Care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Advocate Health Care<\/a> to its network, which will further increase members&#8217; access to quality healthcare in the Chicagoland area. <i>Ambetter<\/i> members can now receive care at any of Advocate&#8217;s 11 hospitals and 300 sites of care in <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span>, with 6,500 physicians, and 11,000 nurses. <i>Ambetter <\/i>provides insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace (<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=128472184&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcare.gov%2F&amp;a=Healthcare.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Healthcare.gov<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg6cafleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg6cafleft\" title=\"Ambetter of Illinois\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2543734\/Ambetter_of_Illinois_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Ambetter of Illinois\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased to add Advocate Health Care to our network because it gives our Marketplace members access to their large network of primary care physicians and extensive specialties including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=530036662&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fshared.outlook.inky.com%2Flink%3Fdomain%3Dwww.advocatehealth.com%26t%3Dh.eJxFjUEOgyAURK_SsG6hICi68ipf_K2kCgSwxjS9e4MuuprJvOTNh6xxJt2FTDmH1DG2bRuF8e0NZJwQ5jxR4xd21lvC-LYGEzPgDMabdSnbvGZk5HohryJymH18Ki5kq9lsE9BoQ_KuP-MZ_RoOpazUQ6mqFXqoh1a0oqpkLYdGNvXdiGZgvBFaaS5rRRXnQpcLLBfLHi0ChQV26JcpzOCKsfDx4P_p-wMsBUeO.MEYCIQD5yhU5Rtjec_63enLDOwXotMtoFwSj63ZtcL0WDkAiegIhAK9ERDRGUN4pkguNfZUFAbDvnvEzplbii0pLBl9HALSC&amp;a=cancer+care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cancer care<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=225129017&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fshared.outlook.inky.com%2Flink%3Fdomain%3Dwww.advocatehealth.com%26t%3Dh.eJxFjUEOgyAQRa9iWFcoCIquvMqoVElVDIwa0_TuLZqmqz_5b_L-i6x-JFVCBsQlVIzt-06h21wLaAYDIw60dRO7zjQYv9nWBPZ7Sb_AY2rngBZXNIzcEvKMwtmg873iQpaajTYA9XYJbq6v6L1bl1MtM_VQKiuFbvKmFKXIMpnLppBFfm9F0TBeCK00l7miinOh44SJE9PhrQEKExxQT8MywhyNkXcn_1fvD-wBSqo.MEYCIQD8veDpsgbkHIoa6dh1JK6pi-79Hjgk3FpVgBkhvqY0AwIhAJhdLXwHjk9A88MrEx4Pk788paAcFTfVwVTa43CHaghm&amp;a=heart+%26+vascular+care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">heart &amp; vascular care<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=1754957551&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fshared.outlook.inky.com%2Flink%3Fdomain%3Dwww.advocatehealth.com%26t%3Dh.eJxFjUEOgyAURK9iWLdQEBRd9Spf_BVSFQJY0zS9e4MuuprJvOTNh2xxJn1FbM4h9Yzt-05hfHkDGS3CnC01fmFnvSaML2cwMR-z9QFHZ64G14yRkUtFnsW0YvZxUlzITrPZJaDRheTX-xlT9Fs4nLJWD6XqTuihGTrRibqWjRxa2TY3I9qB8VZopblsFFWcC10usFws7-gQKCzwhvtiwwxrMRY-Hvw_fX-A_Ufr.MEUCIQC-51kE6UHrFgIkZgalLe7IaBWQTDTxSc2D2QrGTqmbPwIgbio0_Ao1-_FE6umzOplv4Hv1kJWEuE7xY3mV3Zo-5aA&amp;a=orthopedics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">orthopedics<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=3692505136&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.advocatehealth.com%2Fhealth-services%2Fwomens-health-center%2F&amp;a=women%27s+health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">women&#8217;s health<\/a>, among others,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Cristal Gary<\/span>, Meridian Plan President and CEO. &#8220;Meridian is proud to provide quality and network support to <i>Ambetter of <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span>.&#8221;\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Access to Advocate Health Care providers and its services is effective immediately to all <i>Ambetter of <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span> <\/i>members, and to those who enroll in its plans during Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace for <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span>, which runs from <span class=\"xn-chron\">November 1, 2024<\/span>, through <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 15, 2025<\/span>. Existing and new <i>Ambetter of <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois&#8217;<\/span><\/i> members can make an appointment, find a provider, or review their benefits by logging into their account at <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=3568105961&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ambetterofillinois.com%2F&amp;a=ambetterofillinois.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ambetterofillinois.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About <i>Ambetter of <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span><\/i><\/b> <br \/><i><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=3193090425&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D4268131-1%26h%3D2074254212%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.ambetterhealth.com%252Fen%252Fil%252F%26a%3DAmbetter%2Bof%2BIllinois&amp;a=Ambetter+of+Illinois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ambetter of <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/i>, a product offered by a\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=1310590069&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D4268131-1%26h%3D1163313790%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.centene.com%252F%26a%3DCentene%2BCorporation&amp;a=Centene+Corporation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Centene Corporation<\/a><\/u> (NYSE:\u00a0CNC) company, which provides\u00a0insurance to under-insured and uninsured populations through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace\u00ae, will offer a variety of affordable health insurance plans for <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span> residents in plan year 2025.\u00a0Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace for\u00a0Illinois\u00a0runs from\u00a0Nov. 1, 2024, through\u00a0Jan. 15, 2025.\u00a0Enroll by <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 15<\/span> for coverage starting <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 1<\/span>, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4290450-1&amp;h=799970131&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2543734%2FAmbetter_of_Illinois_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2543734%2FAmbetter_of_Illinois_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2543734\/Ambetter_of_Illinois_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Ambetter of <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>The addition of Advocate Health Care to the Ambetter of <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span> provider network offers its members expanded access to the health system&#8217;s high-quality healthcare<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 30, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <i>&lt;a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":268554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-268553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}