Medicare Extra Help — Full Drug Cost Coverage

Administered by Social Security Administration · ssa.gov

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.

Eligibility requirements

✓Medicare Part D enrolled
✓Income below ~$22,000 individual
✓Limited assets

Insider tip

Apply even if you think you don't qualify — asset rules exclude things like a home and one car. Many stroke patients in their 60s-70s qualify and don't know it. Apply at SSA.gov or call 1-800-772-1213.

How to apply

Apply directly on the official website. GrantLantern does not process applications — we link you directly to the source.

Apply at ssa.gov →

Opens the official source. GrantLantern is not affiliated with this program.

Program details sourced from official government and agency websites. Eligibility is determined by the administering agency — not GrantLantern. Verify current requirements at the official source before applying.

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