We work every day to advance the issues of direct service providers supporting the I/DD community.
2025
The Dignity In Pay Multi-Year Plan has been released for open comment until June 20, 2025. To provide comment, please email dip.contact@illinois.gov. For more information on the Dignity In Pay effort, please visit https://link.edgepilot.com/s/4b0a3387/GRSWUHuayk6RZhjB61ZQRA?u=https://icdd.illinois.gov/dignity-in-pay-act.html.
Please see this webinar hosted by Kathy Carmody introduced Dion Health's innovative approach to healthcare service delivery for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, highlighting the challenges in the current system and proposing solutions. Shane Spots, founder and CEO of Dion Health, discussed the company's mission to improve care coordination, reduce fragmentation, and modernize payment mechanisms through person-centered principles and a Community Supported Care model. The webinar also addressed the potential transition to a Medicaid managed care model, emphasizing the importance of early planning, collaboration with providers and advocates, and the need for a thoughtful, multi-year process to implement any changes.
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People with developmental disabilities can wait years for community placements, state records show
Chicago Tribune March 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM CST