Medicare Extra Help is a federal assistance program that helps people with limited incomes pay for the costs of Medicare prescription drugs. Medicare Extra Help is not a Medicare policy. Instead, the ...

As soon as 2025 begun, Medicare Part D recipients were be significantly affected by how much they pay for prescription medications. Low-income recipients continue to be supported b ...

Medicare costs are rising significantly in 2026, with Part B premiums set for one of the largest hikes in the program's ...

Prescription drug costs add up quickly, particularly for those with chronic health conditions. The Medicare Extra Help program assists low-income seniors with their prescription drug costs. The ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Does Medicare offer any financial assistance programs for medication costs? I recently enrolled in a Medicare drug plan, but I take some expensive medications that have high ...

A man from Aledo writes: “I remember reading something about an extra-help program for people with Medicare coverage. I am not certain what the program is called. I already have Medicare prescription ...

The Biden administration is rolling out new tools under its Extra Help program that it says will make it easier for seniors to afford medications in Part D. The feds expanded eligibility for the Extra ...

More than one in five adults age 65 and older reported not taking medications as prescribed due to cost, according to a 2023 study published in JAMA Network Open. There’s help available, but many ...

At least 1.2 million Medicare beneficiaries pay premiums for Medicare Part B even though they likely qualify to get it for free through a Medicare Savings Program, according to a November 2021 letter ...