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 ...

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 ...

Due to a new law, more people qualify for more prescription drug savings with Medicare’s Extra Help program, so it could pay to apply even if you don’t think you qualify or if you were denied before.

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 ...

A man from Carbon Cliff writes: “My mother has Medicare coverage, and she takes a lot of prescriptions. I remember reading something about how the Social Security Administration could help me save my ...

The cost of Medicare is headed noticeably higher next year. According to the latest Medicare Trustees report, Part B monthly premiums are expected to jump from about $185 in 2025 to $206.50 in 2026 — ...