Medicare Monday: Who Benefits from Part D Extra Help?

By Allyson Funk

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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Oct 05, 2015, 12:58 ET

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- We've talked before about Medicare Part D's Extra Help program – also known as Low-Income Subsidies (LIS)—a program designed to help Medicare beneficiaries with limited incomes afford needed medicines.

Learn more about Part D Extra Help in our new video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_zVOr6vYh0

Extra Help is a program in Medicare Part D that helps beneficiaries with limited incomes afford their medicines.

Unfortunately, some have proposed harmful changes to this important Medicare Part D program that would hurt the most vulnerable beneficiaries and jeopardize their access to needed medicines.

We must protect Part D and the beneficiaries who rely on it. As always, check back in with us at #MedicareMonday next week or subscribe to email updates here.

Contact: Allyson Funk; 202-835-3460; [email protected]

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