FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Tools to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Low-Income Seniors and People with Disabilities
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced actions to improve enrollment in the Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs program, also known as the Low-Income Subsidy. The Extra Help program provides eligible older adults and individuals with disabilities with help paying for their Medicare Part D prescription drug premiums and cost-sharing. Up to three million older adults and individuals with disabilities are eligible for the Extra Help program but are not enrolled. Actions to increase uptake of the program include targeted efforts to reach those eligible for the program, including individuals living in rural and underserved communities...
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