Save Money on Medicare Costs!
Do you have Medicare?
Is your monthly income $1,649 or less (if single)
or $2,211 or less (if married)? *
* (If you’re working, your income can be higher.)
The Medicare Savings Program (MSP) can help you with your Medicare costs. (Some
people call this the Medicare Buy-In Program.) Many more people are now eligible for the
MSP! You may now be eligible, too!
If you are eligible for the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), you will save in the following ways.
- No Medicare Part D drug costs other than a maximum $2.68 copay for brand name drugs.
Generic drugs have no copay.
- The MSP also pays for your Part B premium. This is a savings of $93.50 per month!
- Many people can also save on nearly all of their Medicare costs. These costs include doctors' visits,
hospital stays, and prescription drugs. The only cost will be a $1.55 copay for brand name drugs.
You can call the DHHS Pharmacy Help Desk at 1-866-796-2463 (TTY 1-800-423-4331)
with questions or to enroll.
You can also get more information from your local Area Agency on Aging (1-877-353-3771), or call us at
Maine
Equal Justice Partners (1-866-626-7059).
Important information about Medicare Advantage plans!
Medicare Advantage plans are an option for people with Medicare. These plans (which used to be
called Medicare+Choice plans) offer Medicare benefits that are administered by a private company,
instead of by the federal government.
People who sell these private plans, like insurance agents or people who work directly for the
health insurance companies that provide a Medicare Advantage plan, want you to sign up for their plan.
They may go to great lengths to make their plan look like a wonderful plan for you - even though it
may not be.
You need to carefully study the plan and your own healthcare needs. Counselors at
your local
Area Agency on Aging can help you look at the specific plan and your own needs. They can help
you to decide what really is best for you.
Be sure to call your
local Area Agency on Aging before making any changes to your Medicare benefits.
The statewide toll-free number for Area Agencies on Aging is 1-877-353-3771.
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