The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2013 low-income premium subsidy amounts (or Benchmark) for Medicare Part D plans on August, 6, 2012. This is the maximum monthly premium that will be paid by CMS for persons qualifying for "Extra Help." If a person receiving the low-income subsidy (LIS) enrolls in a Medicare Part D plan which has a premium higher than the amount listed below for their state, the beneficiary is responsible for paying the difference in premium.
Click on the 2013 premium to see 2013 plans qualifying for the $0 premium (plan information available starting October 1, 2012).
| Region | State(s) | 2013 Subsidy |
2012 Subsidy |
2011 Subsidy |
2010 Subsidy |
2009 Subsidy |
2008 Subsidy |
2007 Subsidy |
2006 Subsidy |
| 1 | NH, ME | $33.49 | $31.18 | $28.90 | $26.96 | $28.12 | $30.64 | $30.72 | $36.09 |
| 2 | CT, MA, RI, VT | $31.35 | $32.04 | $33.66 | $34.57 | $31.74 | $29.17 | $27.35 | $30.27 |
| 3 | NY | $43.22 | $39.79 | $38.69 | $33.32 | $27.71 | $24.18 | $24.45 | $29.83 |
| 4 | NJ | $37.04 | $36.00 | $35.74 | $35.01 | $30.99 | $31.23 | $28.12 | $31.37 |
| 5 | DE, DC, MD | $34.96 | $34.57 | $34.28 | $33.71 | $30.85 | $30.78 | $29.65 | $33.46 |
| 6 | PA, WV | $36.57 | $34.32 | $34.07 | $32.09 | $29.23 | $26.59 | $28.45 | $32.59 |
| 7 | VA | $30.06 | $30.95 | $33.25 | $34.15 | $31.72 | $31.03 | $30.52 | $34.42 |
| 8 | NC | $32.04 | $33.00 | $34.87 | $34.90 | $33.45 | $33.43 | $32.13 | $36.30 |
| 9 | SC | $38.75 | $36.15 | $36.90 | $35.02 | $32.01 | $31.12 | $31.41 | $34.88 |
| 10 | GA | $34.22 | $31.18 | $32.83 | $29.62 | $29.16 | $30.04 | $31.07 | $33.15 |
| 11 | FL | $24.76 | $23.82 | $25.41 | $27.45 | $21.47 | $19.16 | $22.63 | $29.07 |
| 12 | AL, TN | $33.69 | $31.71 | $33.72 | $30.73 | $29.80 | $28.29 | $29.60 | $32.33 |
| 13 | MI | $34.18 | $34.37 | $34.71 | $34.92 | $32.08 | $30.49 | $30.79 | $33.22 |
| 14 | OH | $29.87 | $29.41 | $29.67 | $30.47 | $28.40 | $26.82 | $28.51 | $30.69 |
| 15 | IN, KY | $37.22 | $35.92 | $36.44 | $35.75 | $33.95 | $33.50 | $32.42 | $35.69 |
| 16 | WI | $38.25 | $36.67 | $36.96 | $38.20 | $38.15 | $31.03 | $29.67 | $31.27 |
| 17 | IL | $30.94 | $30.23 | $30.65 | $31.59 | $30.18 | $30.26 | $29.66 | $31.60 |
| 18 | MO | $34.59 | $32.05 | $34.92 | $40.01 | $31.89 | $26.71 | $27.88 | $31.37 |
| 19 | AR | $34.15 | $31.62 | $32.12 | $28.48 | $26.89 | $27.69 | $30.51 | $35.45 |
| 20 | MS | $34.56 | $33.40 | $33.01 | $33.02 | $31.53 | $31.35 | $31.70 | $36.39 |
| 21 | LA | $37.33 | $35.01 | $34.75 | $31.32 | $27.48 | $24.62 | $28.45 | $34.14 |
| 22 | TX | $31.83 | $29.99 | $30.48 | $27.53 | $25.36 | $25.01 | $26.93 | $31.68 |
| 23 | OK | $32.80 | $31.53 | $33.62 | $32.31 | $29.36 | $28.04 | $30.35 | $35.13 |
| 24 | KS | $36.04 | $36.67 | $36.94 | $35.77 | $33.66 | $30.62 | $30.56 | $33.44 |
| 25 | IA, MN, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY | $34.61 | $36.02 | $37.47 | $37.55 | $33.19 | $30.61 | $29.50 | $33.11 |
| 26 | NM | $22.54 | $21.27 | $22.62 | $21.42 | $20.55 | $19.28 | $22.72 | $25.95 |
| 27 | CO | $31.92 | $32.38 | $32.85 | $30.99 | $30.17 | $24.59 | $27.37 | $28.92 |
| 28 | AZ | $29.41 | $26.84 | $27.34 | $24.75 | $16.22 | $15.92 | $21.37 | $24.62 |
| 29 | NV | $20.35 | $22.97 | $30.06 | $27.31 | $20.20* | $16.64 | $20.56 | $23.46 |
| 30 | OR, WA | $37.46 | $36.45 | $35.30 | $35.60 | $31.76 | $30.19 | $28.71 | $30.60 |
| 31 | ID, UT | $42.15 | $40.86 | $40.68 | $40.89 | $37.46 | $33.53 | $31.77 | $33.62 |
| 32 | CA | $29.88 | $30.86 | $32.35 | $28.99 | $24.86 | $19.80 | $21.03 | $23.25 |
| 33 | HI | $33.33 | $30.41 | $29.76 | $25.55 | $25.01 | $24.32 | $26.35 | $27.44 |
| 34 | AK | $34.71 | $36.46 | $36.89 | $38.00 | $36.00 | $36.42 | $33.56 | $34.66 |
*Note: The 2009 low-income benchmark premium amount calculated for region 29 is $19.68. The low-income premium subsidy amount of $20.20 is the lowest monthly beneficiary premium for a PDP that offers basic coverage in region 29. Section 1860D-14(b)(3) of the Social Security Act states that the low-income premium subsidy amount is the greater of the lowest monthly beneficiary premium for a PDP that offers basic coverage and the low-income benchmark premium amount.