06/05/2025
Medicare Prescription Drugs (Part D)
For those currently enrolled into either a Medicare Advantage Plan (aka Part C) or a stand-alone drug plan (aka PDP); one may be experiencing hardship in paying for your medications. Thankfully there are assistance programs that can help reduce the cost of your medications at the pharmacy.
Social Security has a program called Extra Help. This is a federally funded program and Social Security determines eligibility.
To be eligible, there are income and resource limits. These limits change yearly. For 2025, an individual or a couple must have income below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). This would amount to $1976/mth for an individual and $2664/mth for a couple. Resources or sometimes called assets must be below $17,600 for an individual and $35,130 for a couple.
If you meet these requirements, one may be eligible to receive a reduction in your medications.
If you have any questions about Extra Help or Medicare in general, please call us at 814-317-5063 and we would love to help "Simplify the Complicated" when it comes to health insurance.