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Services for people with disabilities in Illinois must continue to grow

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Happy New Year!

Family Support Network Members and Friends. . .

Members and Friends:

Services for people with disabilities in Illinois must

continue to grow and improve. We remain committed to providing information and

resources to help you advocate confidently so that people with disabilities can

live, love, work, and play in homes and communities of their choice! If you are

not a member of the Family Support Network, now is a perfect time to join.

Let’s do together what we can’t do alone!

Membership in the Family Support Network includes the

terrific benefits of membership in The Arc of Illinois and The Arc US, including

e-newsletters from each of these organizations. Your membership also supports

the Illinois Life Span Project and the Family to Family Health Information and

Education Center. Now more than ever, people with developmental disabilities

need your support to achieve the opportunities and choices that many of us take

for granted.

Annual membership dues for 2012 are $25.00. There are

several ways for you to renew at this time. Please visit our website

www.familysupportnetwork.organd click on the “Join the FSN†tab for the

actual membership form. If you need an application mailed to you, please contact

Shirley , Executive Director, via e-mail at ShirleyFSN@..., or you may

call the office at (708) 331-7370.

Thank you for your help in the past. There is much more

that must be done. I am confident that with your support our voices will be

heard in 2012! We look forward to your continued support of our efforts on

behalf of all people with developmental disabilities.

Sincerely,

Shirley

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News you need to know in 2012!

Reminder: Note from Aetna Better health

" We would like to take this opportunity to inform you of

an important change to Aetna Better Health’s prior authorization guidelines.

During the time period from May 2011 through December

2011, prior authorization requirements were waived due to our commitment to the

continuity of care for our members and minimal disruption in their physician

services. This means that for all providers, all claims were accepted without

prior authorization.

However for claims with a date of service of January 1,

2012 or after, all non-participating providers will be required to receive prior

authorization for ALL services except Emergency Room Services and Family

Planning. If no prior authorization is obtained, the claim will be rejected.

All non-participating providers must understand that members will be moved to

participating providers if they decide not to participate in our network. Please

note for participating providers all claims submitted with dates of service of

January 1, 2012 and after we will be enforcing prior authorization requirements.

If a claim is submitted, and a prior authorization is not on file, the claim

will be rejected. "

Important Reminder!

Walgreens and your drug plan!

If you are a participant in the Integrated Care Program,

(ICP) and your provider is Aetna Better Health, you need to know about a change

in your drugstore network!

Effective 1/1/2012,Walgreens will no longer be in

Aetna’s network. Parents, Guardians or Individual you will need to select a

new drugstore. You should have received a letter in the mail from Express

Script, the company that manages your prescription-drug plan. Please don’t

discard this letter, read it and follow the instructions provided. Included in

the letter is a list of pharmacies that are located close to your current

pharmacy; or you can find more choices at www.express-scripts.com. Click on

" Walgreens Pharmacy Customers. "

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Don't forget to to register for the:

10th ANNUAL QSP LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, JANUARY 24, 2012

Please click on the link below for complete information!

http://gallery.mailchimp.com/bcec73d19574f43e0b9ab00c1/files/10th_Annual_QSP_Lea\

dership_Brochure_1_.pdf

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Managed Care!!!

Creating circles of support for people with

developmental disabilities and their families

Community Support Services is offering this free

seminar.

MEDICAID MANAGED CARE

Presented by: Illinicare Health Plan & Aetna Better

Health

The Illinois Medicaid program has a special program for

adults, age 19 and older, who

have disabilities and receive SSI. This program is

called the Integrated Care Program (ICP).

Participation in this program is mandatory. Learn more

from the state’s two chosen organizations under contract with Illinois HFS!

Target Audience: Service Coordinators, Case Managers,

Social Workers, Clients and Parents

When: Tuesday, January 17, 2012

9:30 am – 11:30 am

Where: Beth Lacey Center for Family Support

5416 W. 25th St

Cicero, IL 60804

Cost: Free

*Please register by January 13, 2012*

by emailing sdestefano@...

*Include your name, title, agency and contact phone

number

*We will send you a confirmation email before training

date

If you have any questions please call 708.354.4547 Ext.

133

www.communitysupportservices.org

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Join the Family Support Network by clicking on the

following link: www.familysupportnetwork.org! On the FSN home page select the

link to your left, " Join the FSN. " It will open up to our 2011 membership

brochure. Please download, complete and return to FSN. If you are unable to

download and need an application mailed to you, please send an email to

ShirleyFSN@... we will mail you one.

Sincerely,

Shirley

Shirley A.

Executive Director

Family Support Network

651 E. 159th Place

South Holland, IL 60473

Telephone: 708-331-7370

Fax: 708-339-5423

ShirleyFSN@...

The mission of the Family Support Network is to unify

individuals with disabilities and their families to advocate for funding,

services, and community resources that strengthen and support the individual and

the family directly by responding to their individual needs and empowering them

to live in their own homes. The Family Support Network further seeks to ensure

the continuation of all individual supports throughout the life span of the

individual.

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