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Medicare Prescription Drug Plans

Ways to Get Extra Financial Help

Find out how you may qualify for help paying your prescription drug costs.

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Qualifying for Financial Assistance

Medicare’s Extra Help Program Can Help Lower Drug Costs 

"Extra Help" is a Medicare program to help people with limited income pay their Medicare Part D premiums, deductibles, copays and other costs. Medicare can help with these costs.  

If you qualify for the Extra Help program, you: 

  • Will get a Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) rider. This tells you how much help you'll get from Medicare. 
  • Get the same coverage as someone on your plan who is not getting Extra Help. 
  • Must keep paying your Medicare Part B premium and follow your plan details. 

Download the Low Income Premium Subsidy form. Go to our Forms and Documents page, then choose Blue Cross MedicareRx (PDP) Plan Documents.

Do You Have an LIS and Think You May Be Paying Too Much?

Are you in the Extra Help program but think you've been paying too much for your meds? Visit medicare.gov  for details on how to get your drug costs reviewed. 

Learn If You Qualify for Extra Help

There are three ways you can find out if you qualify for extra financial help for Medicare.

Contact Medicare

Call Medicare at 1-800-633-4227 (1-877-486-2048 for hearing or speech impaired) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Contact the Social Security Administration

Call the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 (1-800-325-0778 for hearing and speech impaired) 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.

Extra Help Online

You can also apply for Extra Help online at the Social Security Website .