Affordable Care Act Plans
The Affordable Care Act is a law that requires all United States citizens and legal residents to have health insurance by January 1, 2014.
Most people in Illinois can get health insurance from the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace or from the Illinois Medicaid Program. The Marketplace has many kinds of health care plans for you and your family to choose from. All plans cover prescriptions, hospital stays, doctor visits, preventive care (services that keep you healthy like shots and screening tests) and more.
Being sick cannot keep you from getting insurance. You cannot be turned down or charged more for health insurance because you have a serious illness or disease (pre-existing condition).
Our Insurance Plans
The University of Chicago Medicine participates in a large number of health insurance products and plans. Please check the following lists to see if we accept your insurance.
We accept the following exchange or health insurance marketplace plans:
| Individual/Exchange Plans | UChicago Medicine | Ingalls |
| Aetna CVS: Chicagoland Illinois HMO | N | N |
| Aetna CVS: Chicagoland Illinois HMO (new plan for 2024) |
Y | Y |
| Ambetter HMO |
N | N |
| BCBS Blue Choice Preferred PPO [BCE] |
N | N |
| BCBS Blue FocusCare HMO [BFC] |
N | N |
| BCBS Blue Precision HMO [BAV] |
Y* | Y |
| BCBS BlueCare Direct with Advocate HMO [BHD] |
N | N |
| Cigna Connect HMO |
N | N |
| Oscar Health Choice |
Y** | Y |
| Oscar Health Select |
N | N |
Y-Contracted
N-Not Contracted
*Specialty care only with referral; No primary care
**Y, patients can have UCMC PCP. If PCP not at UCMC, specialists w/referrals only
We participate in the following transplant network plans:
- Aetna
- AIG Medical
- American Health Holding
- Blue Distinction Centers for Transplant (BDCT)
- Cigna LifeSource
- Community Healthcare System
- General Electric
- Interlink
- Kaiser Permanente
- Optum
- Southeastern Indiana Health Organization (SIHO)
- Tethys Health Ventures
- USA Network
- Zing Health (Medicare Advantage Plan)
Our list of accepted insurance providers is subject to change at any time. You should contact your insurance company to confirm UChicago Medicine participates in their network before scheduling your appointment. Your insurance plan's customer service representatives can also help you verify your benefits, out-of-pocket costs and coverage. If you have questions regarding your insurance benefits at UChicago Medicine, please contact our financial counseling team at OPSFinancialCounseling@uchospitals.edu.
As part of the 2018 Health Exchange, the University of Chicago Medicine is provides in-network specialty care for Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Precision HMO.
Patients will need an authorized referral from their primary care doctor (PCP) prior to scheduling an appointment.
Our list of accepted insurance providers is subject to change at any time. You should contact your insurance company to confirm UChicago Medicine participates in their network before scheduling your appointment. Your insurance plan's customer service representatives can also help you verify your benefits, out-of-pocket costs and coverage. If you have questions regarding your insurance benefits at UChicago Medicine, please contact our financial counseling team at OPSFinancialCounseling@uchospitals.edu.
You must be an Illinois resident, a United States citizen or legal resident in the United States. If you or a family member cannot get health insurance, other members of your family may still be able to. There is no risk to apply. Your information is only used to determine if you and your family can get health insurance.
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