Regulation & law · 29/12/2010Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

Medicare to Extend Eligibility for Extra Help Program in Case of Spouse Death

Medicare is revising its regulations to extend the eligibility period for the Extra Help program, which provides low-income subsidy for prescription drug coverage, in the event of a beneficiary's spouse death, allowing for a one-year extension until January 1, 2011, and implementing changes made by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.