Medicare Extra Help, Full Drug Cost Coverage
Run by Social Security Administration, a federal agency
Low-income subsidy for Medicare Part D prescription drug costs. After stroke or cardiac event, prescription costs can be crushing, Extra Help reduces them to near zero for qualifying patients.
- Award
- Saves up to $5,900/year in drug costs
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Run by
- Social Security Administration
- Federal
Who it's for
- Medicare Part D enrolled
- Income below ~$22,000 individual
- Limited assets
Social Security Administration decides who gets help.
How to apply
You apply on the program's own website. GrantLantern doesn't process applications. We link you straight to the source.
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Medicare Extra Help, Full Drug Cost Coverage is one option. What else may help?
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Where this comes from
Details are based on the program's official information. Social Security Administration decides who is eligible, not GrantLantern. Check current requirements on their site before you apply.