 | February 2026 | |
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| Provider Portal  Prior Authorization Provider Notices Provider Manual Practice Updates |
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| Get rewarded for delivering quality care: Our 2026 P4P program |  | | Our Pay for Performance (P4P) program offers incentives to contracted providers who deliver essential preventive services. The 2026 P4P program has expanded to include incentives for child and adolescent well-care visits and HEDIS® measures that can be completed via telehealth. Review and share our 2026 P4P program flyers for Meridian and YouthCare. | |   | | | |
| | Your comprehensive guide to quality performance | | | | | |
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| Now posted: A refreshed provider manual | | | |
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| Let’s give special attention to cancer prevention |  | | Screening and prevention are our best defense against cancer. During National Cancer Prevention Month, join us in reinforcing the importance of early detection and lifestyle changes to reduce cancer risks. | | • | Earn incentives through our P4P program by getting adolescents vaccinated for HPV, connecting female members to breast and cervical cancer screenings, and more. | | • | Remind your Meridian patients to sign up for Healthy Rewards to earn a prepaid debit card for completing recommended screenings and a wide range of health activities. | | • | Help patients quit smoking: Review our Preferred Drug List for smoking cessation products, and refer members who need extra support to our care coordination team. | | | | |
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| Pharmacy spotlight: Stay vigilant against COVID-19 | | Hospital visits for COVID-19 recently reached their highest levels in over a year, according to data from Illinois Department of Public Health. Review our notice about the importance of COVID-19 protection and the vaccine products we cover.  | | | |
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| New Universal Roster Template. Same submission process. | | | |
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| Put Quality education on your calendar | | | |
| | Enhance your clinical documentation expertise From risk adjustment methodologies to optimal coding strategies, this webinar series from our parent company Centene, offers practical documentation tips to apply right away. Register for upcoming courses and access continuing education at no cost. Documentation improvement webinars | | | |
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| $2.2 Million grant builds affordable housing on Chicago’s West Side |  | | Organizations that monitor homelessness across Illinois are seeing a sharp rise in housing insecurity, particularly in Chicago. Because stable housing is fundamental to good health, Meridian and the Centene Foundation awarded a $2.2 million grant to the Safer Foundation, supporting the purchase and renovation of an affordable housing building in Chicago’s South Austin neighborhood. Learn more about the project and the communities impacted. Safer Foundation grant | | | |
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| Updated access and availability standards | | | |
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| Fee schedule updates, rate changes, & billing updates | | Claim alerts and known issues are posted on our website, along with updates about proactively reprocessing claims. Claims should not be resubmitted unless otherwise indicated. For billing questions, contact your assigned Provider Engagement representative. If your practice doesn’t have an assigned representative, please complete our intake form. | | | | |
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| In case you missed it | | • | Providers should review the FDA’s recall of certain glucose monitoring devices—specifically the FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors manufactured by Abbott Diabetes Care—and share guidance with patients who may be affected. | | • | Don’t miss key updates about Illinois’ transition to fully integrated dual eligible special needs plans (FIDE SNPs): | | | | • | Prescribers, please bookmark our PDL Updates page, where our Pharmacy team tracks all recent formulary-related changes. | | • | Recent HFS provider notices to note: | | | | |
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| Meridian and our family of plans connect communities across the state to the whole‑health care they need, right where they are. | |
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| Meridian complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity). | |
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