Some people automatically qualify for Extra Help, while others can apply. >> Automatic: You could automatically qualify for Extra Help if you get full Medicaid coverage, or get help from the state ...

Medicare Extra Help is a federal assistance program that helps people with limited incomes pay for the costs of Medicare prescription drugs. Medicare Extra Help is not a Medicare policy. Instead, the ...

Great news: thanks to the new prescription drug law, the Inflation Reduction Act, in 2024 people with Medicare may qualify for even more savings through the Extra Help program. This program helps some ...

Extra Help is a financial support program for Medicare beneficiaries. It helps people with limited resources manage the cost of prescribed drugs. An income limit determines eligibility, which may ...

CMS expands Extra Help program for savings on Medicare Part D premiums and cost-sharing Expansion eligibility for the full low-income subsidy-benefit arrives as many are losing Medicaid coverage in ...

Medicare programs are very confusing! My mother lives off a small Social Security check and has no savings. She was told to apply for the LIS program to help her pay for her medicines. When I began to ...

If you are concerned about your Medicare premiums, prescription costs, or other medical expenses, two programs may be able to assist you if you meet income and asset guidelines. The first program is ...

The federal buy-in program enables states to help people pay Medicare premiums and other out-of-pocket medical costs. The buy-in program started in 1966 and expanded in 1990, and allows states to ...

Opinion editor's note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. More than a million Minnesotans rely on Medicare, the ...