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Sep, 01 2022 — Our PDP-Finder offers Medicare Part D Extra Help information for beneficiaries, advocates and nursing homes who are trying to see which Medicare Part D plans in their state qualify for the $0 monthly . . .
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Aug, 08 2023 — Your monthly Medicare Part D premium can be broken into two parts: the Basic and Supplemental Premiums. And Medicare provides the technical definitions of Total Premium, Basic Premium, and Suppl . . .
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Dec, 14 2023 — It depends on the Part D plan you choose. If your Medicare Part D prescription drug plan has a monthly premium below (or close to) your state's Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) Benchmark premium, and it does not have supplemental Part D coverage, then your Medicare Part D plan premium w
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Aug, 30 2022 — PACE (Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly), according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is defined as:
PACE combines medical, social, and long-term care services for frail p . . .
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Apr, 20 2024 — Medicaid, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is defined as:
A joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resour . . .
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Jul, 09 2023 — Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage is available to everyone with Medicare, regardless of your income and resources, health status, or current prescription expenses. You only need to be e . . .
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Dec, 14 2023 — Yes, the Medicare Part D Extra Help or Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program helps people with limited financial resources (income and assets) pay for their Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage - and . . .
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Aug, 31 2022 — If you are in a Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and wish to stay in your PACE plan with prescription drug coverage, you don't have to do anything to continue to get your drug cove . . .
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Jul, 19 2023 — No. People who continue to automatically qualify for extra help AND do not have any changes to
their Extra Help status or
their Medicare plan's status,
will NOT get a letter from Med . . .
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Sep, 01 2022 — You have the right to appeal Social Security's decision regarding your Low-Income Subsidy / Extra Help status. The Social Security decision letter you get from Social Security will explain your appeal . . .
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Apr, 16 2024 — If you qualify for Medicare Part D Extra Help* - you can change Medicare plans three times a year. If you are eligible for the Medicare Part D Extra Help or the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program, . . .
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Jan, 30 2024 — There are a few reasons why you are still paying a monthly Medicare Part D plan premium
even though you are qualified for Medicaid or Extra Help benefits:
(1) Your plan does not meet your state' . . .
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Jan, 19 2024 — Not always. If you are "Dual Eligible", qualifying for
both Medicare and Medicaid, you will automatically qualify for the Medicare Part
D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) or Extra Help program.
If . . .
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Aug, 31 2022 — It is our understanding that it sometimes takes a month for your low-income subsidy or Medicare Part D Extra Help information to be sent to your Medicare Part D plan provider from Medicare/Medicaid.
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Feb, 02 2024 — No. If you qualify for the Medicare Part D Extra Help
program or Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), then you will never enter the Donut
Hole or Coverage Gap -- and the cost of your prescriptions will r . . .
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Mar, 06 2024 — As noted by the Social Security Administration, the Qualified Disabled Working Individuals (QDWI) program is a Medicare Savings Program that is for people who are under the age of 65, disabled, and no . . .
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Apr, 20 2024 — Yes. You can apply for the Medicare Part D financial Extra Help program (or Low-Income Subsidy) at any time throughout the plan year - even when you are already enrolled in a Medicare Part D plan.
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Nov, 03 2023 — A Medicare Advantage Medicare-Medicaid plan (MMP) is a private health plan designed to provide integrated and coordinated Medicare and Medicaid benefits for dual eligible Medicare beneficiaries.
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Jan, 29 2024 — The Medicare Part D Extra Help or Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program helps people with limited financial resources pay for their Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage.
If you receive Medicare Pa . . .
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Mar, 06 2024 — The Qualifying Individual (QI) program is one of four Medicare Savings Programs (QMB, SLMB, QI, and QDWI) established by Medicare. QI helps low-income Medicare beneficiaries pay their Medicare P . . .
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Apr, 20 2024 — No. You are not responsible for a late-enrollment penalty (LEP) if you become eligible for the Medicare Part D Extra Help or Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program.
However, you may still be . . .
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Jan, 21 2024 — To apply for the Medicare Part D Extra Help program:
You can call the Social Security Administration about the
Extra Help program at 1-800-772-1213, Monday through Friday between 7 am an . . .
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May, 03 2023 — The Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) or Extra Help program can help you pay your monthly Medicare Part D premiums, initial deductible, and most of the cost for prescription drugs found on your . . .
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Mar, 06 2024 — A Medicare Savings Program (MSP) is one of four different Medicaid programs (QMB, SLMB, QI, QDWI) available for people with limited financial resources and, depending on a person's income and assets, . . .
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Mar, 06 2024 — SLMB is one type of Medicare Savings Program for the "Specified Low - Income Medicare Beneficiary" and, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), SLMB is defined as: "A
Medic . . .
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Dec, 14 2023 — You have two options:
You can select a new Medicare Part D plan that covers all of your medications.
Medicaid and "Extra Help" recipients both receive a quarterly Special Enrollment Period and can . . .
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Jan, 30 2024 — The Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Guidelines determine the income level requirements for people applying for the Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy (LIS) or Extra Help program.
The Medicare Part D E . . .
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Apr, 10 2024 — No for most Extra Help recipients. In most cases, there are no Medicare Part D plans that are totally "free" to low-income Medicare beneficiaries, but there are plans with a $0 (or low) monthly . . .
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Jun, 20 2016 — Contact your plan. The plan can check and make sure that your record correctly shows you should get extra help. Pleaese remember that some people with incomes over a certain amount sti . . .
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Jun, 20 2016 — Yes. Wages or salary paid under this program are counted as earned income when determining if you qualify for extra help.(Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) . . .