Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Costs
Extra Help (Part D Low-Income Subsidy)
Paid by Social Security Administration (SSA) / CMS · 🇺🇸 United States
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
2 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Income and resource limits in 2026: Individual $23,940 income, $18,090 resources; Married couple $32,460 income, $36,100 resources.
https://www.medicare.gov/basics/costs/help/drug-costs
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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.medicare.gov
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Other health & care support in United States
19 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Advance Premium Tax Credit for Marketplace Health Insurance
- Cost-Sharing Reductions
- Medicare (Parts A, B, C, D)
- Medicare Savings Programs
- Medi-Cal (California Medicaid)
- New York Essential Plan
- Florida KidCare (Children's Health Insurance)
- VA Health Care
- In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
- Covered California Financial Help (incl. California Premium Subsidy)
- Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)
- NJ FamilyCare for Adults
- PACE and PACENET Prescription Assistance (Pennsylvania)
- Pennsylvania CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)
- Apple Health for Kids (Washington)
- Texas CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)
- Georgia Pathways to Coverage
- PeachCare for Kids (Georgia)
Similar programmes
Cost-Sharing Reductions
Health Insurance Marketplace (CMS)
Medicare Savings Programs
State Medicaid agencies / CMS
Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)
NYS Department of Health
PACE and PACENET Prescription Assistance (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Covered California Financial Help (incl. California Premium Subsidy)
Covered California
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
California Department of Social Services