Illinois Medicare

If you live in the state of Illinois and you need helpful information on finding Medicare in Illinois and other Illinois Medicare assistance programs—you’re in the right place.

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Illinois Medicare Facts

More than 44 million Americans enrolled in Medicare. Around 20 percent of those are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, which administers Medicare benefit through private health insurance companies. Also, around a quarter of all Medicare beneficiaries have some form of Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage.

Here are some recent Illinois Medicare statistics:

• More than 1,769,000 individuals are enrolled in Medicare (About 14 percent of Illinois’s total population)
• Over 167,000 are enrolled in an Illinois Medicare Advantage plan
• Over 1,780,700 individuals have Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage
• More than $12,700 is spent per total Illinois Medicare enrolled residence
• More than $7,600 is spent per Illinois Medicare enrollee

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Illinois Medicare Assistance Programs

Illinois also offers a host of Medicare assistance programs that can help residents of Illinois cover the out-of-pocket costs of medical expenses such as premiums, copayments, deductibles and even prescription costs.

The Illinois Department of Health Care and Family Services can help direct low-income residents of Illinois to the programs. Those enrollees in Illinois Medicare programs who qualify can also apply for the Illinois Medicaid program. This is a state funded program available to help pay the medical expenses incurred by the Illinois Medicare enrollees.

Illinois also has the Senior Health Insurance Program, or SHIP, which offers counseling services to those individuals who qualify for Medicare but need help with the Medicare information or determining which program is right for them.

Illinois Medicare Contact Information

For more information about Medicare in Illinois or Medicare assistance programs contact any one of the following resources:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore MD 21244-1850
1-800-Medicare

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

201 South Grand Avenue East
Springfield, IL 62763-0001
Phone: 217-782-1200
TTY: 1-800-526-5812

Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP)

Illinois Department of Insurance
Phone: 1-800-548-9043
Phone: 217-785-9021
TTY: 217-524-4872