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Governor Blagojevich believes everyone deserves access to good, affordable health care 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 $23,225 ($31,264 for couples).
If you qualify, Illinois Cares Rx Plus covers almost all prescription drugs.
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 $24,808 if you are filing an application for yourself;
- no more than $32,916 if you filing an application for you and your spouse or one qualified additional resident;
- less than $41,023 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 qualify, Illinois Cares Rx Basic will cover prescription drugs that treat 10 common diseases: Alzheimer’s disease, Arthritis, Cancer, Diabetes, Glaucoma, Cardiovascular disease, Lung disease and smoking-related illnesses, Osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, and Multiple sclerosis.
Enroll for Illinois Cares Rx:
Complete your application online.
Applications submitted online are processed faster.
Downloadable application and booklet
or
Mail your application to:
Illinois Department on Aging
P.O. Box 19022
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9022
To obtain a paper application, call the Senior HelpLine:
1-800-252-8966, 1-888-206-1327 (TTY)
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 Medicare’s “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)
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