Medicarebob

   First, I would like to start with our office cannot make the determination if you qualify for extra help. We can answer any questions you have but when it comes to extra help, your best resource is going to be Social Security.   If you have limited income and resources, you may qualify for help to pay for some health care and prescription drug costs. Extra Help is a Medicare program to help people with limited income and resources pay Medicare prescription drug costs. If you qualify for Extra Help and join a Medicare drug plan, you’ll get help paying your Medicare drug plan’s costs, you will not go into the Coverage Gap (Donut Hole) and you’ll pay no late enrollment penalty fee.  You may qualify for Extra Help if your yearly income and resources are below these limits in 2018: · Single Person-you must make less than $18,210. If you have other resources, you must make less than $14,100. · Married person living with spouse and no other dependents-you must make less than $24,690. If you ha