State agencies will be open on the weekend and have expanded hours Monday to help seniors and disabled consumers sign up for Medicare’s new drug benefit and Illinois Cares Rx, a state program that helps low-income seniors pay for medicine.
Assistance will be available at:
– Illinois Cares Rx hot line (800-506-1998). Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday; and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.
– Illinois Department of Aging Senior HelpLine (800-252-8966). Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 8 a.m. to midnight Monday.
– Illinois Senior Health Insurance Program (800-548-9034). Open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday; and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.
– Illinois Health Benefits Hotline (800-226-0768). Open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.
