Get Medicare Extra Help
Extra Help is a program that can assist people with insufficient income or resources to pay for the costs related to Medicare prescription drug plans. Examples of costs covered by Extra Help are monthly premiums, deductibles, and copays. Studies show that the assistance provided by Extra Help is worth about $5,000 per year. Also, people that are using Extra Help don’t have to pay the late enrollment penalty for Part D plans.
To be legible for Extra Help, you must meet specific limits on income and resources. To find out if you qualify for Extra Help and to apply for the program, visit the SSA’s Extra Help site. Some people may automatically qualify for Extra Help. They include:
- People with full Medicaid coverage [6]
- those who receive help from an MSP, specifically a QMB, SLMB, or QI program
- people getting Supplemental Security Income benefits from the SSA