<strong>Medicare Premium and Cost-Sharing Assistance Programs</strong>

These profiles provide information for the U.S. overall and each state about eligibility criteria and enrollment in programs that provide premium and cost-sharing assistance for low-income Medicare beneficiaries: the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs), which provide assistance with Medicare Part A and Part B premiums and/or cost sharing, and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), which helps with Medicare Part D drug plan premiums and cost sharing. <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kff.org%2Fmedicare%2Fissue-brief%2Fhelp-with-medicare-premium-and-cost-sharing-assistance-varies-by-state&data=04%7C01%7CLWalker%40aarp.org%7C32fea79732df48ec533908da215c7131%7Ca395e38b4b754e4493499a37de460a33%7C0%7C0%7C637858979605582916%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=7IgrBV29NrWMMBkWUYdbBM81Pa6SZqOK9A%2B3MN0mHR8%3D&reserved=0">Click here</a> for a Data Note that provides highlights from these profiles.