Medicare Resources & Guides

The overview of programs for premiums, prescriptions, food, utilities and transportation.

Answer a few questions to see which programs may be worth checking.

Local help, organized by the problem you need solved.

Washington's Medicare Savings Programs, which have no asset test.

What each Medicare Savings Program actually pays for.

What Supplemental Security Income is, and how it differs from Social Security.

Lower Part D costs: the income limits and how to apply.

Every route to lower drug costs with Medicare.

How Washington Medicaid works alongside Medicare, and how to apply.

Full-benefit versus partial-benefit, explained plainly.

How Apple Health can open to some people whose income is above the standard.

What these plans for people with Medicare and Medicaid are, and what to ask first.

Washington's SNAP, and the medical expense rule most seniors never hear about.

LIHEAP, SHEAP, and what to do if you have a shut-off notice.

Who qualifies, and how it differs from the discontinued ACP.

Where to start with in-home care, facility care and caregiver help.

What it can pay for, and why it is neither Medicare nor Medicaid.

VA health care, pension and caregiver support, and where Medicare fits.

Why keeping Medicare usually matters even if you use the VA.

What it is, and what it is not.

The exemption and the deferral, and why the difference matters.

Reduced C-TRAN fares, C-VAN paratransit, and the Medicare rule most riders miss.