Medicare Extra Help

A Medicare program that helps people with limited income and resources pay Medicare Part D prescription drug costs.

What Extra Help does

Extra Help can reduce Medicare Part D premiums, deductibles, coinsurance and other prescription costs.

Medicare lists annual income limits of $23,940 for an individual and $32,460 for a married couple, and resource limits of $18,090 and $36,100.

CurrentData: 2026

What it may help with: Medicare Part D premiums, deductibles and prescription cost-sharing

Administered by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services / Social Security Administration

Last source verification: August 27, 2026

Eligibility note

Some people receive Extra Help automatically through Medicaid, a Medicare Savings Program, or SSI. Territorial availability differs.

Independent information service. This page summarizes official information and does not guarantee eligibility or replace an agency decision.