Low Income Subsidy Information
Best Available Evidence for Low Income Subsidy Beneficiaries
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires health plans like SummaCare to provide the cost-sharing subsidy to Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible for low-income subsidies even if our system and the system at CMS do not yet reflect that eligibility.
SummaCare is required to provide you with the tools you need to submit a request to have our system updated to meet your Low Income Subsidy level as awarded to you by the Social Security Administration (SSA). For more information on how to have your subsidy level updated, please call SummaCare Secure Customer Service at 800-996-6250 (TTY 800-750-0750)* or click here to visit the CMS website and download the appropriate form(s).
For more information about adjusted plan premiums for those who are eligible to get extra help to pay for Medicare prescription drug plan costs, please click on the link below to view our Plan Premium Summary Sheet for Low Income Subsidy:
2012 Plan Premium Summary Sheet for Low Income Subsity - MAPD
2011 Plan Premium Summary Sheet for Low Income Subsidy - MAPD
2011 Plan Premium Summary Sheet for Low Income Subsidy - PDP
You may be able to get extra help to pay for your prescription drug premiums and costs. To see if you qualify for getting extra help, call: 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY/TDD users should call 1-877-486-2048, 24 hours a day/7 days a week; The Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. TTY/TDD users should call 1-800-325-0778; or your State Medicaid Office.