Get enrollment assistance at the Illinois Benefits

Rx Application Center

Apply for Extra Help Paying for the Medicare Drug Plan Costs.

Extra Help is a federal program that helps pay for some or most of the costs of Medicare prescription drug coverage.

Go directly to the online application for Extra Help.

To read more about Extra Help, visit the Answers & Guidance page.

Apply for Illinois Cares Rx, the new state prescription drug program
(Formerly SeniorCare and Circuit Breaker pharmaceutical assistance).

Apply online for Illinois Cares Rx using the IL-1363 Online Form. If you already applied, go online to check your application status.

Already receiving Illinois Cares Rx benefits? Click here to find out what you need to do to get benefits next year!

Please note that if you are asked to file either a Schedule A or P or send any attachments, you MUST fill out the paper version of the Form IL-1363. Download a PDF of the form at www.cbrx.il.gov or call the Senior Helpline at 800-624-2459 (800-544-5304 TTY) to request a copy be sent to your home. You can send written requests to the Illinois Department on Aging at P.O. Box 19003, Springfield IL 62794.

For questions about Illinois Cares Rx prescription assistance, visit Medicare Interactive Counselor. You can go to www.cbrx.il.gov for information about the Circuit Breaker Tax Grant and the License Plate discount.

Compare Medicare drug plans using Medicare’s drug plan finder.

Find information about private Medicare prescription drug plans in your area and use the search feature to compare cost and coverage options.

Before applying for an individual program . . .

Consider performing a BenefitsCheckUp online screening to determine eligibility for help paying for your prescriptions as well as many other public benefits (no password required). If you or your client are found eligible, you will be provided instructions on how to apply along with either an application form or a link to the online application.