MEDICARE PART D LOW INCOME SUBSIDY (EXTRA HELP) APPLICATIONS | SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION - LORAIN
Accepts applications and determines eligibility for the subsidies that are available to low income beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit. Subsidies may include extra help to pay for the monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and co-payments related to the Medicare Prescription Drug program.
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Physical Address
221 West 5th Street, Lorain, OH 44052
Hours
Same as site hours.
Website
Application process
- Call the office or visit the website for more information. - Schedule an appointment with a local Social Security office or file an online application.
Fee
No fee.
Eligibility
May apply for extra help if: - Receiving Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) and/or Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance); and - Live in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; and - Combined savings, investments, and real estate (other than the individual's residence) are not worth more than $45,000, if the applicant is married and living with their spouse, OR $21,870 if the applicant is not currently married or not living with their spouse. (DO NOT include the applicant's primary home, vehicles, personal possessions, life nsurance, burial plots, irrevocable burial contracts, or back payments from Social Security or SSI). - DO NOT apply if the applicant has Medicare and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) OR Medicare and Medicaid because this individual automatically receives this assistance.
Languages
- Many online services available in Spanish at www.segurosocial.gov. - Visit website at www.ssa.gov/pgm/reach.htm for information on free interpretative services available for various languages including: -- Arabic. -- Chinese (Traditional and Simplified). -- Farsi. -- French. -- Greek. -- Haitian Creole. -- Italian. -- Korean. -- Polish. -- Portuguese. -- Russian. -- Spanish. -- Tagalog. -- Ukrainian. -- Vietnamese.
Agency info
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION - LORAIN
Pays retirement, disability and survivors benefits to workers and their families and administers the Supplemental Security Income program. Also issues Social Security numbers.