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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 $23,903 ($32,177 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 $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 qualify, Illinois Cares Rx Basic will cover prescription drugs that treat 11 common diseases: Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, glaucoma, heart disease and its related conditions, HIV/AIDS (if eligible for Medicare), lung disease and smoking-related illnesses, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis and Parkinson’s disease.
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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