Get Extra Help Paying Your Medicare Drug Costs

Extra Help is a Medicare program to help people with limited income and resources pay for their Medicare prescription drug coverage, such as plan premiums, deductibles, copays or coinsurance. Additionally, those who qualify will not have a coverage gap or late enrollment penalty.

Qualifying for Extra Help

To qualify for Extra Help, you must have Medicare and have limited income and resources.  You must also reside in one of the fifty states or the District of Columbia.  You may automatically qualify for Extra Help If you have Medicare and meet any of these conditions:

• You have full Medicaid coverage
• You get help from your state Medicaid program paying your Part B premiums (in a Medicare Savings Program)
• You get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits from Social Security

If you qualify for Extra Help, you’ll receive a purple letter in the mail from Medicare about your Extra Help.  It’s important to keep this letter for your records.  If you receive this letter, you don’t need to apply for Extra Help. 

Get Extra Help Paying Your Medicare Drug Costs

Extra Help is a Medicare program to help people with limited income and resources pay for their Medicare prescription drug coverage, such as plan premiums, deductibles, copays or coinsurance. Additionally, those who qualify will not have a late enrollment penalty.

Qualifying for Extra Help

To qualify for Extra Help, you must have Medicare and have limited income and resources.  You must also reside in one of the fifty states or the District of Columbia.  You may automatically qualify for Extra Help If you have Medicare and meet any of these conditions:

• You have full Medicaid coverage
• You get help from your state Medicaid program paying your Part B premiums (in a Medicare Savings Program)
• You get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits

If you have automatically qualified for Extra Help, you’ll receive a purple letter in the mail from Medicare.  It’s important to keep this letter for your records.