Medicare Savings Programs and Extra Help
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Programs that help pay Medicare costs for people with limited income: Part B premiums, deductibles, co-pays and prescription drug plan costs. HIICAP can check which program fits and help with the application.
What it offers
- Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) help with premiums and cost-sharing
- Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) help with the Part B premium
- Qualifying Individual (QI-1) help with the Part B premium
- Extra Help (Low Income Subsidy) with Part D drug costs
- Social Security Administration 800-772-1213
- Medicare 800-633-4227
- Service area
- Albany County
- Website
- www.albanycountyny.gov/aging-hiicap
SourceHealth Insurance Information & Counseling (HIICAP)·Senior Handbook, p.17·Checked Oct 19, 2026
About this information
SeniorSolver last compared this entry with its source documents on Oct 19, 2026. That is not a confirmation from the program.
The summary is our own wording. Phone numbers, address, hours, eligibility, costs and service area are reproduced from the documents below as published.
- Health Insurance Information & Counseling (HIICAP) – Albany County Department for Aging
- Senior Handbook, p.17 – Albany County Department for Aging
- Official program website
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