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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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1996] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 637 Contract for MANG Processing Services and Delegation of Authority to the Comptroller, University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, Chicago (27) The chancellor at Chicago recommends approval of a contract with the law firm of Grabowski and Clutts, Evanston, Illinois, to provide MANG (Medical Assistance-No Grant) Processing Services to the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics (UIH&C). The contract is for the period beginning July 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997, with delegation of authority to the comptroller to renew the contract for two (2) additional one-year periods under the same terms and conditions. Competitive bidding procedures in accordance with the Illinois Purchasing Act were followed. UIH&C serves approximately 2,600 patients a year that do not have any insurance or private funds to pay for medical services received and who are made eligible for Illinois Department of Public Aid benefits by processing a MANG application. The result of this process generates approximately $9,861,000 per year that UIH&C would not have been able to recover otherwise. Payments to Grabowski and Clutts will be $35,000 per month or $420,000 annually. Funds are available in the Hospital Income Fund. The vice president of business and finance concurs. I recommend approval. On motion of Dr. Gindorf, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Malone, Mr. Mathew, Mr. Rose; no, none.) Contracts with Collection Agencies, University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics and College of Medicine, Chicago (28) The chancellor at Chicago recommends approval of contracts with collection agencies to assist the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics (UIH&C) and the College of Medicine (COM) in the collection of past-due accounts. The contracts will begin July 1, 1996, and end June 30, 1997. Competitive bidding procedures in accordance with the Illinois Purchasing Act were followed in selecting the following firms: Name of Agency Arc Ventures, Inc Illinois Collection Services, Inc KCA Financial Services, Inc McAllister & Associates, Inc Merchants Credit Bureau Payco American Corporation Professional American Collectors Van Ru Credit Corporation Address Chicago Oak Lawn Geneva Schaumburg Chicago Schaumburg North Aurora Skokie Payments to the collection agencies will be based upon a percentage of collections of past-due accounts. The total estimated payments to the agencies under these contracts are $995,000. Actual payments may vary based upon actual charges collected. In the event that a particular contract is not renewed or terminated per terms and conditions of the contract, the UIH&C and the COM may award a new contract to one of the other agencies from the above list. UIH&C will award contracts for collection services to the following firms:
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