Live Your Blue Life
The City of Chicago has made sure to provide you with three Blue Cross Group Medicare Advantage Open Access (PPO)℠ plans designed to provide coverage for the care you need, encourage you to maintain your good health, and help you manage your health care costs.
Medicare-eligible Retiree Benefits
2025 Blue Cross Group Medicare Advantage Open Access (PPO)SM (Effective January 1, 2025)
This Open Access Medicare Advantage plan bundles medical care and prescription drug coverage with extra health and wellness benefits. And because it’s a group plan, your costs will be lower. This plan also gives you the freedom to seek care across the country. You have the flexibility to go outside the network for the same cost. No referral is needed.
- Enrollment Brochure
- Enrollment Form
- Summary of Benefits
- Open Access Provider Notice
- Proof of Insurance
- MAPD Non-Discrimination Notice
- Star Ratings
- Rx Drug Formulary - Premier
- Rx Drug Formulary - Standard
- Pharmacy Directory
2025 City of Chicago Retiree Benefit Highlight Comparison Chart
2024 Blue Cross Group Medicare Advantage Open Access (PPO)SM (Effective January 1, 2024)
This Open Access Medicare Advantage plan bundles medical care and prescription drug coverage with extra health and wellness benefits. And because it’s a group plan, your costs will be lower. This plan also gives you the freedom to seek care across the country. You have the flexibility to go outside the network for the same cost. No referral is needed.
- Enrollment Brochure
- Enrollment Form
- Summary of Benefits
- Open Access Provider Notice
- Proof of Insurance
- MAPD Non-Discrimination Notice
- Star Ratings
- Rx Drug Formulary - Premier
- Rx Drug Formulary - Standard
- Pharmacy Directory
2024 City of Chicago Retiree Benefit Highlight Comparison Chart
Prescription Drug Benefits
Your health plan includes prescription drug benefits. These benefits are administered by Prime Therapeutics®, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) for BCBSIL. To find an in-network pharmacy visit myprime.com, go to Find a Pharmacy and select "Advantage Network".