You automatically qualify if you have full Medicaid coverage, get help from your state Medicaid program in paying your Part B premiums, or receive Supplemental Security (SSI) benefits.

What Level of Extra Help Do You Qualify for?

Medicare provides you with different notices that help determine if you qualify for assistance. Purple notice : This means you automatically qualify for Extra Help. Yellow notice : This means you automatically qualify for Extra Help because you qualify for Medicare and Medicaid and get benefits through Original Medicare. You will be automatically enrolled in a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. Social Security Outreach Notice : This means you might be eligible for a Medicare Savings Plan and Extra Help with prescriptions. SSI award letter : A notice that you have been awarded Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) can be used as proof to obtain Extra Help. If you live in an institution or get home- and community-based assistance, you will qualify for Extra Help.

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