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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medicare Part D provides coverage for prescription medications. While Part D helps pay for a variety of brand-name and generic medications, as well as certain vaccines and medical supplies, some ...

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 ...

Does Medicare offer any financial assistance programs to help seniors with their medication costs? I recently enrolled in a Medicare drug plan, but I take some expensive medications that have high out ...