Extra Help for People with Low Income Subsidy

If you get extra help from Medicare to help pay for your Medicare prescription drug plan costs, your monthly plan premium will be lower than what it would be if you did not get extra help from Medicare. The amount of extra help you get will determine your total monthly plan premium as a member of our plan.

This table shows what your monthly premium will be if you qualify for Extra Help:

2012 LIS Premiums

Your level of extra help Monthly Premium for
PUP Extra (HMO)*
Monthly Premium for
PUP Easy (HMO)*
PUP Rewards (HMO)*
PUP Plus (HMO)*
PUP Simple (HMO)*
100% $0 $0
75% $2.50 $0
50% $5.00 $0
25% $7.50 $0

*This does not include any Medicare Part B premium you may have to pay.

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2011 LIS Premiums

Monthly Premium for Your level of extra help Monthly Premium
PUP Easy (HMO)
PUP Rewards (HMO)
PUP Plus (HMO)
100% $0
75% $0
50% $0
25% $0
0% $0
Monthly Premium for Your level of extra help Monthly Premium
PUP Extra (HMO SNP) 100% $0
75% $3.40
50% $6.70
25% $10.10
0% $13.50
Monthly Premium for Your level of extra help Monthly Premium
PUP Elite (HMO) 100% $46.30
75% $47.20
50% $48.10
25% $49.10
0% $50.00

*This does not include any Medicare Part B premium you may have to pay.

PUP’s premium includes coverage for both medical services and prescription drug coverage. If you aren’t getting extra help, you can see if you qualify by calling:

  • 1-800-MEDICARE or TTY/TDD users call 1-877-486-2048 (24 hours a day/7 days a week);
  • The Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213. TTY/TDD users should call 1-800-325-0778 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; or
  • Your State Medicaid Office

CMS developed the Best Available Evidence policy in 2006. This policy requires plans like PUP to set up the correct cost-sharing for low-income beneficiaries when presented with evidence that the beneficiary's information is not correct.

Learn more about CMS Best Available Evidence (BAE) policy at the link below:

View CMS Best Available Evidence Policy

If you have any questions, please call Member Services, Monday – Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the number listed below:

  • Toll-Free: 1-866-571-0693
  • TTY/TDD: 1-800-955-8771

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