Residents of Chicago, Illinois have the option of enrolling in any one of 69 affordable Medicare health plans available to them. Of the 22 insurance companies that offer Medicare health plans in Chicago, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, and UnitedHealthcare have the highest number of plans to choose from. The highest rated prescription drug only plan (Part D) in Chicago is the Express Scripts Medicare - Choice (PDP) Prescription Drug plan from Medco Medicare, at a monthly cost of $96.80.
There are 22 Medicare plans available in Chicago that have no monthly costs, and 39% of the 69 Medicare plans offered have a monthly cost of under $20.00. If you need prescription coverage, you can select from the 37 Medicare plans that include drug coverage, or one of the 27 prescription drugs only health plans.
If you are on a budget, there are health plans available from Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, and Cigna-HealthSpring at no cost to you. Humana has the largest selection of Medicare plans for residents of Chicago, IL. They offer 5 plans with health and drug coverage and 3 drug coverage only plans. Is Preventative Care one of your priorities? CMS has given UnitedHealthcare 4 out of 5 stars in the "Improving or maintaining physical health" category.
With 620 doctors within 5 miles of the Chicago city center (zip code 60630) that accept Medicare, choosing a practitioner close to you will be a simple task. If you select Humana as your Medicare provider, you'll have access to 361 participating doctors in Chicago. Cigna has 330 doctors in their network and Aetna follows with a network of 330 practitioners. Need to see a specialist? There are many specialists in Chicago that accept Medicare health plans, including 190 internal medicine specialists, 114 doctors in the family medicine specialty, and 44 physicians that are a dentist who accept Medicare health plans.