Need Extra Help?
There is assistance available for singles and couples who meet the eligibility requirements for lower incomes and who have little in savings or other assets. If you think you will need assistance to help pay for a Part D plan you can apply for help through the Social Security Administration. Apply online
In addition, there are additional state agencies and programs that may be available to provide extra help. Select the first letter of your state below to view additional resources in your state.
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Alabama
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-AGE-LINE
- TTY: 1-334-242-0995
- Website: State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Senior Rx:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-AGE-LINE
- Website: Senior Rx
Medicaid Agency of Alabama:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-362-1504
- Website: Medicaid Agency of Alabama
Alaska
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-478-6065
- Phone: 1-907-269-3680
- TTY: 1-907-269-3691
- Website: State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Senior Care:
- Toll-Free: 1-888-352-4150
- Website: Senior Care
Alaska - State Medical Assistance Office:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-780-9972
- Phone: 1-907-465-3355
- Website: Alaska - State Medical Assistance Office
Arizona
Arizona CoppeRx Card®:
- Toll-Free: 1-888-227-8315
- Website: Arizona CoppeRx Card®
Arizona State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-432-4040
- TTY: 1-602-542-6366
- Website: Arizona State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-962-6690
- Phone: 1-602-417-4000
- Website: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Arkansas
Seniors Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-224-6330
- Website: Seniors Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Elder Care:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-224-6330
- Website: Elder Care
Arkansas Medicaid:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-457-4454
- Phone: 1-501-376-2211
- Website: Arkansas Medicaid
California
Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-434-0222
- TTY: 1-800-735-2929
- Website: Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP)
Genetically Handicapped Persons Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-639-0597
- Phone: 1-916-327-0470
- Website: Genetically Handicapped Persons Program
California Department of Health Services:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-541-5555
- Phone: 1-916-440-7400
- Website: California Department of Health Services
Colorado
Colorado State Health Insurance Assistance Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-888-696-7213
- Phone: 1-303-899-5151
- TTY: 1-303-894-7880
- Website: Colorado State Health Insurance Assistance Program
Colorado Medicaid:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-544-9181
- Website: Colorado Medicaid
Connecticut
Connecticut Program for Health Insurance Assistance, Outreach, Information & Referral Counseling and Elig. Screening (CHOICES):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-994-9422
- TTY: 1-860-842-5424
- Website: Connecticut Program for Health Insurance Assistance, Outreach, Information & Referral Counseling and Elig. Screening (CHOICES)
Connecticut Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract to the Elderly and Disabled (ConnPACE):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-423-5026
- Website: Connecticut Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract to the Elderly and Disabled (ConnPACE)
Department of Social Services of Connecticut:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-842-1508
- Website: Department of Social Services of Connecticut
Delaware
ELDERinfo:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-336-9500
- Phone: 1-302-739-6266
- Website: ELDERinfo
Delaware Prescription Assistance Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-996-9969
- Website: Delaware Prescription Assistance Program
Chronic Renal Disease Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-996-9969
- Website: Chronic Renal Disease Program
Delaware Health and Social Services:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-372-2022
- Phone: 1-302-255-9500
- Website: Delaware Health and Social Services
District of Columbia
Health Insurance Counseling Project (HICP):
- Toll-Free: 1-888-638-1222
- Website: Health Insurance Counseling Project (HICP)
DC Medicaid:
- Phone: 1-202-442-5999
- Website: DC Medicaid
Florida
SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-963-5337
- Phone: 1-850-414-2060
- TTY: 1-850-414-2001
- Website: SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders)
Florida Comprehensive Health Association:
- Toll-Free: 1-888-419-3456
- Website: Florida Comprehensive Health Association
Florida Medicaid:
- Toll-Free: 1-888-419-3456
- Website: Florida Medicaid
Georgia
Georgia Cares:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-669-8387
- Website: Georgia Cares
Georgia Department of Community Health:
- Toll-Free: 1-866-322-4260
- Website: Georgia Department of Community Health
Hawaii
Sage PLUS:
- Toll-Free: 1-888-875-9229
- Phone: 1-808-586-7299
- Website: Sage PLUS
Smooth Transitions:
- Toll-Free: 1-866-878-9769
Department of Human Services of Hawaii:
- Toll-Free: 1-808-587-3521
- Website: Department of Human Services of Hawaii
Idaho
Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-247-4422
- Website: Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA)
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-685-3757
- Website: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Illinois
Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-548-9034
- Phone: 1-217-524-4872
- Website: Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
Circuit Breaker:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-226-0768
- Website: Circuit Breaker
Illinois Cares Rx:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-226-0768
- Website: Illinois Cares Rx
Illinois Medicaid:
- Toll-Free: 1 800 843-6154
- Website: Illinois Medicaid
Indiana
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-452-4800
- Website: Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Hoosier Rx:
- Toll-Free: 1-866-267-4679
- Website: Hoosier Rx
Indiana Family & Social Services:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-457-4584
- Website: Indiana Family & Social Services
Iowa
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-351-4664
- Website: Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Department of Human Services of Iowa:
- Toll-Free: 1-800- 972-2017
- Website: Department of Human Services of Iowa
Kansas
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-860-5260
- Phone: 1-316-337-7386
- Website: Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK)
Kansas Medicaid:
- Phone: 1-785-296-3981
- Website: Kansas Medicaid
Kentucky
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-877-293-7447
- Website: State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Health & Family Services:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-372-2973
- Website: Health & Family Services
Louisiana
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-259-5301
- Phone: 1-225-342-5301
- Website: Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Louisiana Medicaid:
- Phone: 1-225-342-0286
- Website: Louisiana Medicaid
Maine
Maine State Health Insurance Assistance Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-877-353-3771
- Website: Maine State Health Insurance Assistance Program
Low Cost Drugs for the Elderly & Disabled (DEL):
- Toll-Free: 1-866-796-2463
- Phone: 1-207-287-7131
- Website: Low Cost Drugs for the Elderly & Disabled (DEL)
Legal Services for the Elderly:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-262-2232
Maine Department of Health and Human Services:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-321-5557
- Phone: 1-207-624-7539
- Website: Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Maryland
Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-243-3425
- TTY: 1-410-767-1083
- Website: Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Kidney Disease Program of Maryland:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-492-5231
- Website: Kidney Disease Program of Maryland
Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program (SPDAP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-492-5231
- Website: Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program (SPDAP)
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-492-5231
- Website: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Massachusetts
Serving Health Information Needs of Elders (SHINE):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-AGE-INFO
- Website: Serving Health Information Needs of Elders (SHINE)
Prescription Advantage:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-243-4636
- Website: Prescription Advantage
Office of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-325-5231
- Website: Office of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts
Michigan
Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-803-7174
- Phone: 1-517-886-1242
- Website: Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP)
Michigan Department Community Health:
- Toll-Free: 1-517-373-3740
- Website: Michigan Department Community Health
Minnesota
Minnesota State Health Insurance Assistance Program/Senior LinkAge Line:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-333-2433
- Website: Minnesota State Health Insurance Assistance Program/Senior LinkAge Line
Department of Human Services of Minnesota:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-333-2433
- Website: Department of Human Services of Minnesota
Mississippi
MS Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program (MICAP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-948-3090
- Phone: 1-601-359-4929
- Website: MS Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program (MICAP)
Mississippi Division of Medicaid:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-421-2408
- Phone: 1-601-359-6050
- Website: Mississippi Division of Medicaid
Missouri
CLAIM, Missouri's state health insurance assistance program:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-390-3330
- Phone: 1-573-817-8320
- Website: CLAIM, Missouri's state health insurance assistance program
Missouri Rx Plan:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-375-1406
- Website: Missouri Rx Plan
Missouri Division of Medical Services:
- Phone: 1-573-751-3425
- Website: Missouri Division of Medical Services
Montana
Montana Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-551-3191
- Phone: 1-406-444-7870
- Website: Montana Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Big Sky Rx Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-866-369-1233
- Website: Big Sky Rx Program
Mental Health Services Plan:
- Phone: 1-406-444-2596
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-362-8312
- Website: Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
Nebraska
Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-234-7119
- Phone: 1-402-471-2201
- Website: Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services System:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-430-3244
- Phone: 1-402-471-2306
- Website: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services System
Nevada
State Health Insurance Advisory Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-307-4444
- Website: State Health Insurance Advisory Program (SHIP)
Senior Rx Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-866-303-6323
- Website: Senior Rx Program
Disability Rx Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-866-303-6323
- Website: Disability Rx Program
Division of Health Care Financing & Policy (NV Medicaid):
- Phone: 1-775-684-3600
- Website: Division of Health Care Financing & Policy (NV Medicaid)
New Hampshire
Health Insurance Counseling, Education and Assistance Services (HICEAS):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-852-3388
- Phone: 1-603-225-9000
- Website: Health Insurance Counseling, Education and Assistance Services (HICEAS)
New Hampshire Office of Medicaid Business & Policy :
- Toll-Free: 1-800-852-3345, ext 4344
- Website: New Hampshire Office of Medicaid Business & Policy
New Jersey
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-792-8820
- Website: State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-792-9745
- Website: Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
Senior Gold:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-792-9745
- Website: Senior Gold
Department of Human Services of New Jersey:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-356-1561
- Website: Department of Human Services of New Jersey
New Mexico
Benefits Counseling Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-432-2080
- Website: Benefits Counseling Program
NM Human Services Department - Medical Assistance Division:
- Toll-Free: 1-888-997-2583
- Website: NM Human Services Department - Medical Assistance Division
New York
Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-701-0501
- Website: Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP)
Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-332-3742
- Website: Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) Program
New York State Department of Health Office of Medicaid Management:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-541-2831
- Website: New York State Department of Health Office of Medicaid Management
North Carolina
Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-443-9354
- Website: Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
Senior Care:
- Toll-Free: 1-866-226-1388
- Website: Senior Care
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-662-7030
- Website: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance
North Dakota
Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program (SHIC):
- Toll-Free: 1-888-575-6611
- Website: Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program (SHIC)
Dept of Human Services of North Dakota - Medical Services:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-755-2604
- Website: Dept of Human Services of North Dakota - Medical Services
Ohio
Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-686-1578
- TTY: 1-614-644-3745
- Website: Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP)
Ohio Medicaid:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-686-1578
- Website: Ohio Medicaid
Oklahoma
Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-763-2828
- Website: Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program (SHIP)
Oklahoma Medicaid:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-522-0310
- Website: Oklahoma Medicaid
Oregon
Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-722-4134
- TTY: 1-503-947-7280
- Website: Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA)
Oregon Department of Human Services:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-772-1213
- Website: Oregon Department of Human Services
Pennsylvania
APPRISE:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-783-7067
- Website: APPRISE
Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract with the Elderly (PACE):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-225-7223
- Website: Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract with the Elderly (PACE)
PACE Needs Enhancement Tier (PACENET):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-225-7223
- Website: PACE Needs Enhancement Tier (PACENET)
Department of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-692-7462
- Website: Department of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-401-462-4444
- Website: Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Elderly (RIPAE):
- Toll-Free: 1-401-462-4000
- TTY: 1-401-462-0740
- Website: Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Elderly (RIPAE)
Rhode Island Medical Assistance Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-984-8989
- Website: Rhode Island Medical Assistance Program
South Carolina
Insurance Counseling Assistance and Referrals for Elders (I-CARE):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-868-9095
- Website: Insurance Counseling Assistance and Referrals for Elders (I-CARE)
Gap Assistance Program for Seniors (GAPS):
- Toll-Free: 1-888-549-0820
- Website: Gap Assistance Program for Seniors (GAPS)
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services:
- Toll-Free: 1-888-549-0820
- Website: South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
South Dakota
Senior Health Information and Insurance Education (SHIINE):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-536-8197
- Website: Senior Health Information and Insurance Education (SHIINE)
Department of Social Services of South Dakota:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-452-7691
- Website: Department of Social Services of South Dakota
Tennesee
TN Commission on Aging and Disability:
- Toll-Free: 1-877-801-0044
- Website: TN Commission on Aging and Disability
Bureau of TennCare:
- Toll-Free: 1-866-311-4287
- Website: Bureau of TennCare
Texas
Health Information, Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-252-9240
- Website: Health Information, Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)
Kidney Health Care Program (KHC):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-222-3986
- Website: Kidney Health Care Program (KHC)
Mental Health Medication Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-888-963-7111
- Website: Mental Health Medication Program
Health and Human Services Commission of Texas:
- Toll-Free: 1-888-834-7406
- Website: Health and Human Services Commission of Texas
Utah
Health Insurance Information Program (HIIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-541-7735
- Website: Health Insurance Information Program (HIIP)
Utah Department of Health:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-662-9651
- Website: Utah Department of Health
Vermont
State Health Insurance and Assistance Program (SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-642-5119
- Website: State Health Insurance and Assistance Program (SHIP)
V-Pharm:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-250-8427
- Website: V-Pharm
Agency of Human Services of Vermont:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-250-8427
- Website: Agency of Human Services of Vermont
Virginia
Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistance Project (VICAP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-552-3402
- Website: Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistance Project (VICAP)
Department of Medical Assistance Services:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-552-8627
- Website: Department of Medical Assistance Services
Washington
Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) Helpline:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-562-6900
- Website: Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) Helpline
Washington State Insurance Pharmacy Assistance Program:
- Toll-Free: 1-360-766-6336
- Website: Washington State Insurance Pharmacy Assistance Program
Department of Social and Health Services of Washington:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-562-3022
- Website: Department of Social and Health Services of Washington
Washington DC
Health Insurance Counseling Project (HICP):
- Toll-Free: 1-888-638-1222
- Website: Health Insurance Counseling Project (HICP)
DC Healthy Family:
- Toll-Free: 1-202-442-5999 1-local)
- Website: DC Healthy Family
West Virginia
West Virginia State Health Insurance Assistance Program (WV SHIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-877-987-4463
- Website: West Virginia State Health Insurance Assistance Program (WV SHIP)
West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources:
- Toll-Free: 1-304-558-1700 1-local)
- Website: West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources
Wisconsin
Wisconsin SHIP:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-242-1060
- Website: Wisconsin SHIP
Chronic Renal Disease:
- Phone: 1-608-221-3701
- Website: Chronic Renal Disease
Cystic Fibrosis Program:
- Phone: 1-608-221-3701
- Website: Cystic Fibrosis Program
Health Insurance Risk Sharing Plan:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-828-4777
- Website: Health Insurance Risk Sharing Plan
Hemophilia Home Care:
- Phone: 1-608-221-3701
- Website: Hemophilia Home Care
Senior Care:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-657-2038
- Website: Senior Care
Wisconsin Medicaid:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-362-3002
- Website: Wisconsin Medicaid
Wyoming
Wyoming State Health Insurance Information Program (WSHIIP):
- Toll-Free: 1-800-856-4398
- Website: Wyoming State Health Insurance Information Program (WSHIIP)
Wyoming Department of Health:
- Toll-Free: 1-800-251-1269
- Phone: 1-307-772-8402
- Website: Wyoming Department of Health
