Who can get Extra Help?
Medicare can pay 75% or more of your prescription drug costs. If you have Medicare, and also have limited income and resources, you could qualify to have Medicare pay 75% or more of your prescription drug costs! In fact, most will get 95% of their costs paid.
Anyone who has Medicare can get Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage. Some people with limited income and resources are eligible for Extra Help to pay for the costs of monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and prescription co-payments, all related to a Medicare prescription drug plan. To qualify for Extra Help:
- You must reside in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia.
- Your resources must be limited to $12,510 for an individual or $25,010 for a married couple living together. Resources include such things as bank accounts, stocks, and bonds. We do not count your house and car as resources; and
- Your annual income must be limited to $16,245 for an individual or $21,855 for a married couple living together. Even if your annual income is higher, you still may be able to get some help. Some examples where your income may be higher are if you or your spouse:
- Support other family members who live with you;
- Have earnings from work; or
- Live in Alaska or Hawaii
How does the new law change what is counted as income and resources?
Beginning January 1, 2010, when determining your eligibility for Extra Help:
- We will no longer count as a resource any life insurance policy; and
- We will no longer count as income the help you receive regularly from someone else to pay your household expenses—food, mortgage, rent, heating fuel or gas, electricity, water, and property taxes.
For more information on ExtraHelp ...
Contact:
Cenla Area Agency on Aging • 318-484-2260
Social Security Administration • 1-800-772-1213
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