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  • The Affordable Care Act includes benefits to make your Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) more affordable. If you reach the coverage gap, (also known as the “donut hole”) in your Medicare prescription drug coverage, you will get a 50% discount on covered brand-name drugs. This link opens a PDF document.

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  • Are you a person with Medicare who is having trouble paying for your prescriptions? Joining a Medicare prescription drug plan may help, and there are other ways you may be able to save money on your medications. This link opens a PDF document.

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  • Depending on the amount of your resources (bank account, bonds, property) and yearly income, you may qualify for extra help to pay your Medicare prescription drug plan premiums, deductibles and co-pays. Find information on what counts as resources, what is the dollar limit on resources, what counts as income and what the is most that you can earn to qualify. Apply online for this help.

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  • You may be able to get help to pay for the monthly premiums, annual deductibles and co-payments related to the Medicare Prescription Drug Program. However, you must be enrolled in a plan to get this extra help. If you prefer not to complete this application online there are other ways to apply.

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  • If you are disabled and have been receiving Social Security disability benefits for 24 months, have permanent kidney failure that requires maintenance dialysis or a kidney replacement, or have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease), you may be able to get help paying for monthly premiums, annual deductibles and co-payments. You can apply online.

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  • 2-1-1 is a free and confidential way to find out about important health and human services programs in your community. Call 2-1-1 for information about health care, help paying rent and utility bills, transportation services, job training, mental health counseling and much more.

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  • Find information about long term care services and supports in your state. Centers for Independent Living, Area Offices on Aging and many other organizations help older adults and people with disabilities live independently in their communities. They also provide information about benefit programs and other financial assistance, transportation, help finding housing and resources for caregivers.

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  • Get help paying drug plan premiums and/or other prescription drug costs. Select by state or territory to see if any programs are available in your area.

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  • The American Cancer Society’s (ACS) site helps patients find ways to get the prescription drugs they need at an affordable price. ACS gives step-by-step advice on how to find the right program to help you, what you will need to apply and more. This link opens a PDF document.

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  • Learn about the National Organization for Rare Disorder’s (NORD) patient assistance program. It helps patients obtain life-saving or life-sustaining medicines they could not otherwise afford. Also offers financial assitance with insurance premiums and patient co-pay fees, as well as diagnostic testing expenses and travel to and consultation with disease specialists that are not covered by a patient’s insurance plan.

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