Many people qualify for savings on their Medicare costs and don’t realize it. If you have limited income and resources, find out if you’re eligible for one of these programs:

Extra Help: A Medicare program that helps pay your Medicare drug costs.

  • Income limit:
    •  Individual $23,475
    • Married couple $31,725
  • What you’ll pay under Extra Help in 2026
    • Plan premium: $0
    • Plan deductible: $0
  • Prescriptions you fill at one of your plan’s participating pharmacies:
    • Up to $5.10 for each generic drug
    • Up to $12.65 for each brand-name drug
  • Once your total drug costs (including certain payments made on your behalf, like through the Extra Help program) reach $2,100, you’ll pay $0 for each covered drug.

Visit Medicare.gov/ExtraHelp to learn more.

Medicare Savings Programs:

State-run programs that might help pay some or all of your Medicare premiums, deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance. Visit Medicare.gov/medicare-savings-programs to learn more.