Extra Help for People with
Limited Income and Resources
If you are not sure if you qualify for extra help
paying for Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage,
visit these two online resources:
Apply Online for Extra Help with Medicare
Prescription Drug Plan Costs
If your resources are less than $11,710 (single)
or $23,410 (married) and your income is limited, you
may qualify for extra help paying for Medicare
Prescription Drug Coverage. These resource limits
are for 2007 and may increase each year. The
resource limits include $1,500 per person for burial
expenses. Resources include your savings and stock,
but not your home or car. If you haven't received an
application or information about the extra help, and
you think you may qualify, you should apply.
Remember, as Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Leavitt says, "If in doubt, fill it out!"
You can apply Online by visiting the Help With
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs section on the
Social Security Administration website.
http://www.medicare.gov/medicarereform/help.asp
Find Out if You Should Apply for the Extra Help
from Medicare and for Other Important Programs that
Can Save Your Money
Visit the BenefitsCheckUpRx website to learn
about and join valuable federal, state and private
programs that can save you money on health care and
prescription drugs including the new Medicare
Prescription Drug Coverage.
http://www.medicare.gov/medicarereform/help.asp
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