Family Education Webinars
Listen to recorded presentations and find related handouts
Our Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) team is here to guide families through the systems involved in your child’s care. We created these presentations to help you better understand important topics. They can also help answer common questions.
You can listen to past sessions and find details about future webinars. You can also access any handouts and related resources.
2025 Health Insurance Education Series
This webinar series will explain Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Programs for Illinois.
- Medically Fragile and Technology Dependent (MFTD) Medicaid Waiver
- Register for the live session on March 11 at 6 p.m.
- Related resources and recording (coming soon)
- Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) Medicaid Waivers
- Register for the live session on April 8 at 6 p.m.
- Related resources and recording (coming soon)
- Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) Medicaid Waivers
- Register for the live session on May 13 at 6 p.m.
- Related resources and recording (coming soon)
2024 Health Insurance Education Series
Social Security Benefits
- Social Security Benefits Recording
- PowerPoint Slides
- Related Resources
Medicaid Denials
- Medicaid Denials Recording
- PowerPoint Slides
- Related Resources
- DSCC’s “What Does Illinois Medicaid Cover?” Tip Sheet (available in English and Spanish)
- DSCC’s Health Insurance Appeals Tip Sheet (available in English and Spanish)
- DSCC’s Insurance Appeals Calendar (available in English and Spanish)
- DSCC’s Medicaid and Private Insurance Question and Answer Guide (available in English and Spanish)
- Medicaid Managed Care Contact Links
- Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services website
Transitioning Health Insurance Benefits to Adulthood
- Transitioning Health Insurance Benefits to Adulthood Recording
- PowerPoint Slides
- Related Resources
- DSCC’s Private Health Insurance Chart (available in English and Spanish)
- DSCC’s Illinois Medicaid Programs and Eligibility Guide (available in English and Spanish)
- DSCC’s Illinois Medicaid Spenddown Tip Sheet (available in English and Spanish)
- DSCC’s Medicare Fact Sheet (available in English and Spanish)
- Social Security Administration website
- Medicare website
2023 Health Insurance Education Series
Understanding Your Insurance
- Recordings
- PowerPoint Slides
- Related Resources
Medicaid Eligibility and Coverage
- Recordings
- PowerPoint Slides
- Related Resources
- What Does Illinois Medicaid Cover? in English
- What Does Illinois Medicaid Cover? in Spanish
- Illinois Medicaid Spenddown in English
- Illinois Medicaid Spenddown in Spanish
- Illinois Medicaid Programs and Eligibility in English
- Illinois Medicaid Programs and Eligibility in Spanish
- Medicaid and Private Insurance Q and A Guide in English
- Medicaid and Private Insurance Q and A Guide in Spanish
- Illinois Medicaid Redetermination for DSCC Families in English
- Illinois Medicaid Redetermination for DSCC Families in Spanish
- HIPP Tip Sheet in English
- HIPP Tip Sheet in Spanish
- ABE Manage My Case Guide – in English
- ABE Manage My Case Guide – in Spanish
Insurance Appeals
- Recordings
- PowerPoint Slides
- Related Resources
- Insurance Appeals Calendar in English
- Insurance Appeals Calendar in Spanish
- Insurance Communication Log in English
- Insurance Communication Log in Spanish
- Health Insurance Appeals in English
- Health Insurance Appeals in Spanish
- Department of Insurance Brochure in English
- Department of Insurance Brochure in Spanish
- Illinois Attorney General Health Care Brochure in English
- Illinois Attorney General Health Care Brochure in Spanish