Low Income Subsidy

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Do you have Medicare and need help paying for your Medicare Part D Plan?

If so, you might qualify for Extra Help!

What is Extra Help?

•     Extra Help is a government program that helps Medicare beneficiaries with the costs of their Medicare Part D Plan, including co-pays, monthly premiums, deductibles, and the “donut hole.”  This program is also known as Low-Income Subsidy (LIS)

Who qualifies for the LIS?

•     If you are single and your monthly income is:

               ►less than $1,320; or

               ►yearly income is less than $15,840; or

               ►your resources cannot exceed $11,990

•     If you are married and your monthly income is:

              ►less than $1,770; or

              ►yearly income is less than $21,240; or

              ►your resources cannot exceed $23,970

How could someone apply for the LIS?

•     Contact the Consumer Center for Health Education and Advocacy for free help!

ü     For help with these issues call 1-877-734-3258

       For help in Spanish, call Jessica Becker at extension 2791

       For help in Tagalog, call Michelle Sherman at extension 2743

       For help in Vietnamese, call Yen Vu at extension 2710

       For help in English, call Lynda Johnson at extension 2654

The Consumer Center for Health Education and Advocacy is a program of the

Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.

Funds provided by: Alliance Healthcare Foundation,

The California Endowment and California Wellness Foundation