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HFS' Medical Programs Division administers the All Kids program. Illinois is the first state in the nation to guarantee access to affordable health insurance for all uninsured children.
The Illinois Healthy Women program has provided family planning and related reproductive health services to more than 65,000 Illinois women.
In fiscal year 2008, the average monthly count of enrolled individuals for which HFS provided means-tested medical coverage was over 2.4 million, including pregnant women, infants, children and teenagers, seniors and people with disabilities, people struggling with one-time catastrophic medical bills, and children and adults with chronic health problems.
Child Support Enforcement collections totaled $1.33 billion, during fiscal year 2008, up eight percent over the previous year, and a record amount for the fourth consecutive year.
In the first year of denying hunting and fishing licenses, collections totaled $263,506 from previously non-paying parents, and since January 1, 2008, collections totaled more than $13 million from 14,000 previously delinquent parents referred for driver's license suspension.
More than 15,000 employers now use the New Hire Reporting Web site, which resulted in more than $47 million in collections for fiscal year 2008.
The Office of
Energy Assistance is working with community action
agencies that administer LIHEAP locally to make applying for
and receiving energy assistance easier and faster. Also, the
Office of Energy Assistance organized Winter Assistance Days
events and energy conservation workshops throughout Illinois
to help low-income families save energy and keep warm during
the winter. For more information, visit the Keep Warm
Illinois Web site or call our toll-free hotline at
877-411-WARM.
All healthcare purchasing for the state of Illinois is consolidated in the Office of Healthcare Purchasing (OHP), within HFS. OHP is responsible for all non-Medicaid procurement of healthcare services. |
