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Everyone deserves access to good, affordable healthcare and no senior or person with a disability should have to worry about how to pay for the high cost of prescription drugs. Illinois Cares Rx provides state prescription assistance to people with and without Medicare. Illinois Cares Rx provides two prescription drug benefits: Illinois Cares Rx Plus and Illinois Cares Rx Basic.
Illinois Cares Rx Plus
Adults 65 years of age or older who:
- are U.S. citizens or qualified immigrants;
- have a total annual income of no more than $24,891 ($33,487 for couples).
Illinois Cares Rx Basic
Adults 65 years of age or older or people with disabilities aged 16 and over and have a total annual income of:
- no more than $25,532 if you are filing an application for yourself;
- no more than $33,877 if you filing an application for you and your spouse or one qualified additional resident;
- less than $42,220 if you are filing an application for you, your spouse and one other qualified additional resident or for you and at least two qualified additional residents.
If you have Medicare, Illinois Cares Rx will help pay for drugs on your coordinating Medicare Part D prescription drug plan's list of covered drugs (formulary).
To qualify for IllinoisCares Rx people with Medicare Must:
apply for Medicares ExtraHelp from Social Security and, be in a coordinating Medicare drug plan to maximize benefits.
You may file an Extra Help Application on the Internet with the Social Security Administration; or you may obtain a form by calling: Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213, or Illinois Department on Aging Senior HelpLine at 1-800-252-8966, 1-888-206-1327 (TTY)
