If your income is below 135% of the FPL ($14,701.50 if you are single or $19,858.50 for married couples), you could qualify for the full Low Income Subsidy (resource limits also apply - see chart above).
Even if you don’t qualify for full LIS benefits, you could be eligible for partial LIS benefits if your income level is at or below 150% FPL (resource limits also apply - see chart above).
Remember, the LIS subsidy helps to pay both your monthly plan premiums and drug costs.
Below is a chart of the 2011 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Guidelines:
| Persons in Family |
48 Contiguous States & D.C. |
Alaska | Hawaii |
| 1 | $10,890 | $13,600 | $12,540 |
| 2 | $14,710 | $18,380 | $16,930 |
| 3 | $18,530 | $23,160 | $21,320 |
| 4 | $22,350 | $27,940 | $25,710 |
| 5 | $26,170 | $32,720 | $30,100 |
| 6 | $29,990 | $37,500 | $34,490 |
| 7 | $33,810 | $42,280 | $38,880 |
| 8 | $37,630 | $47,060 | $43,270 |
| For each additional Person, add |
$3,820 | $4,780 | $4,390 |
| Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 13, Jan. 20, 2011, pp. 3637-3638 | |||
If you would like to learn more about how the FPL guidelines affect you,
please click here for information on the Medicare Part D parameters for LIS qualifying people.