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Guide to Prescription Drug Coverage - Applying for Extra Help


Applying for Extra Help

Whose income and resources count?
  • Your income and resources are counted.
  • If you are married and live with your spouse, both of your incomes and resources are counted even if only one of you is applying for extra help.
  • If you are married and don’t live with your spouse when you apply, only your income and resources are counted.
Note: Married couples living together who apply for extra help through Social Security can use the same application form to apply (SSA-1020).

Also See:
  • What income counts?
  • What resources (assets) count?




(Primary Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Your Guide to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage 2008. This content may have been enhanced by this site to include further examples, explanations, and links.)