This section of PALawHelp.org has information and resources about issues relating to Prescription Drug Programs in Pennsylvania.
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Explore your Medicare Health Care and Prescription Drug Coverage Options
This tool from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can help you find and compare Medicare health care and prescription drug plans in your area.
Medicare Part D Extra Help Program
The Extra Help program helps people with limited income and resources lower or cut Part D costs. Medicare Part D provides drug coverage. The Extra Help program helps with the cost of your prescription drugs, like deductibles and copays. You can apply for Extra Help any time before or after you enroll in Part D.
How to Obtain Mental Health Services and Substance Use Treatment in Pennsylvania
A guide from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project explaining how to obtain Mental Health Services and Drug & Alcohol Services under various programs in Pennsylvania. [PDF] (September 2024)
Explore your Medicare Health Care and Prescription Drug Coverage Options
This tool from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can help you find and compare Medicare health care and prescription drug plans in your area.
Medicare Part D Extra Help Guide - 2025
Information from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project about the Medicare Part D Extra Help Program (also called the Low-Income Subsidy or “LIS”) that helps Medicare consumers dramatically lower their prescription drug costs and can help individuals save thousands of dollars per year. Anyone who has Medicare and gets any help from Medicaid should automatically get Extra Help and doesn’t need to apply. This includes people whose only Medicaid benefit is the payment of the Medicare Part B premium. People who automatically get Extra Help will get a letter about this that is on purple paper. All other Medicare beneficiaries need to apply to the Social Security Administration (SSA) to get this help. (February 2025)
Medicare Part D Extra Help Program
The Extra Help program helps people with limited income and resources lower or cut Part D costs. Medicare Part D provides drug coverage. The Extra Help program helps with the cost of your prescription drugs, like deductibles and copays. You can apply for Extra Help any time before or after you enroll in Part D.
Medicare Part D Extra Help (Video)
In this video, the Pennsylvania Health Law Project explains a program called Extra Help which helps with Medicare prescription drug costs. The Extra Help program is also known as the Low Income Subsidy (LIS). (2022)
2026 Medicare Part D Standard Zero Premium Prescription Drug Plans
In Pennsylvania, all dual eligible and those approved for full Extra Help with their Part D costs will have no premium if they enroll in any of the plans listed in the PDF below. This list was composed by The Pennsylvania Health Law Project. (October 2025)
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D)
Information on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D) from Medicare.gov. Medicare drug coverage (also known as Medicare Part D) helps pay for the brand-name and generic drugs you need. It's optional and offered to everyone with Medicare by insurance companies and other private companies approved by Medicare. Even if you don’t take prescription drugs now, consider getting Medicare drug coverage to avoid paying a late enrollment penalty if you join a plan later.
PA Health Law Project Toll-Free Helpline - Call: 1-800-274-3258
The PA Health Law Project provides free legal services and advocacy to Pennsylvanians having trouble accessing publicly funded health care coverage or services. For assistance, call the PHLP Helpline at 1-800-274-3258 or 1-866-236-6310 TTY or e-mail the PHLP at staff@phlp.org. Information from the PHLP is also available online at www.phlp.org. The Toll Free Helpline is open on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning at 8:00 AM Eastern.
Medicare Part D Extra Help Program
The Extra Help program helps people with limited income and resources lower or cut Part D costs. Medicare Part D provides drug coverage. The Extra Help program helps with the cost of your prescription drugs, like deductibles and copays. You can apply for Extra Help any time before or after you enroll in Part D.
Apply for Prescription Drug Program (PACE and PACENET)
Pennsylvania’s prescription assistance programs for older adults, PACE and PACENET, offer low-cost prescription medication to qualified residents, age 65 and older.
Explore your Medicare Health Care and Prescription Drug Coverage Options
This tool from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can help you find and compare Medicare health care and prescription drug plans in your area.
How to Obtain Mental Health Services and Substance Use Treatment in Pennsylvania
A guide from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project explaining how to obtain Mental Health Services and Drug & Alcohol Services under various programs in Pennsylvania. [PDF] (September 2024)
Medicare Part D Extra Help Guide - 2025
Information from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project about the Medicare Part D Extra Help Program (also called the Low-Income Subsidy or “LIS”) that helps Medicare consumers dramatically lower their prescription drug costs and can help individuals save thousands of dollars per year. Anyone who has Medicare and gets any help from Medicaid should automatically get Extra Help and doesn’t need to apply. This includes people whose only Medicaid benefit is the payment of the Medicare Part B premium. People who automatically get Extra Help will get a letter about this that is on purple paper. All other Medicare beneficiaries need to apply to the Social Security Administration (SSA) to get this help. (February 2025)
Medicare Part D Extra Help (Video)
In this video, the Pennsylvania Health Law Project explains a program called Extra Help which helps with Medicare prescription drug costs. The Extra Help program is also known as the Low Income Subsidy (LIS). (2022)
2026 Medicare Part D Standard Zero Premium Prescription Drug Plans
In Pennsylvania, all dual eligible and those approved for full Extra Help with their Part D costs will have no premium if they enroll in any of the plans listed in the PDF below. This list was composed by The Pennsylvania Health Law Project. (October 2025)
PA Health Law Project Toll-Free Helpline - Call: 1-800-274-3258
The PA Health Law Project provides free legal services and advocacy to Pennsylvanians having trouble accessing publicly funded health care coverage or services. For assistance, call the PHLP Helpline at 1-800-274-3258 or 1-866-236-6310 TTY or e-mail the PHLP at staff@phlp.org. Information from the PHLP is also available online at www.phlp.org. The Toll Free Helpline is open on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning at 8:00 AM Eastern.
Explore your Medicare Health Care and Prescription Drug Coverage Options
This tool from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can help you find and compare Medicare health care and prescription drug plans in your area.
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D)
Information on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D) from Medicare.gov. Medicare drug coverage (also known as Medicare Part D) helps pay for the brand-name and generic drugs you need. It's optional and offered to everyone with Medicare by insurance companies and other private companies approved by Medicare. Even if you don’t take prescription drugs now, consider getting Medicare drug coverage to avoid paying a late enrollment penalty if you join a plan later.