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Helping Low-Income People with Medicare Pay for Their Health Care
Medicare provides health coverage for 41 million older Americans and 9 million non-elderly Americans with disabilities. But the monthly and out-of-pocket costs can be a burden for low-income people, and traditional Medicare doesn’t cover services that many people need, such as dental, vision, or hearing services. Learn more about why low-income people with Medicare struggle to pay for their health care. For example, 50 percent of people with Medicare had incomes below $22,500 in 2012. Since more than two-thirds of beneficiaries have two or more chronic conditions, it is a major challenge for these individuals to afford their health care costs. Read more…
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