Here are a few of the programs you can look into if you need financial assistance.
Get Help Paying for Medicare
If you have limited income and assets, you may qualify for help with medical costs for care you receive under Medicare.
- Medicaid helps pay costs not covered by Original Medicare (Part A and Part B). It may also include some added benefits that Original Medicare doesn’t cover, such as coverage for prescription drugs, eye care or long-term care.
- The Medicare Savings Program helps you pay your Original Medicare premiums, deductibles and coinsurance.
- Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) combines medical, social and long-term care services for people over the age of 55 who qualify. This program is not available in all states.
- Extra Help helps qualified beneficiaries pay some or all Medicare Part D premiums, deductibles, co-payments and co-insurance.
- Other programs may be available in your state, such as State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs.
Whether you are eligible for financial assistance depends on your income. This includes money you get from retirement benefits or other income you report on your taxes. Your assets, like property other than your house, are considered, too.
Income eligibility levels vary by state.
Learn more about help with Medicare costs…
Contact Social Security at 1-800-772-1213, TTY 1-800-325-0778, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday. You may also call your State Health Insurance Assistance Program or Medicaid office.
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Please contact Medicare.gov, 1–800–MEDICARE, or your local State Health Insurance Program to get information on all of your options.