There is an easy way and a no cost way for some New York State residents to save money on their drug costs. The State wide program is called EPIC which stands for Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage. If you are a resident age 65 or older with annual income up to $75,000 if single or $100,000 if married, you are eligible. You are also eligible if you are receiving partial Medicaid benefits. That’s it. It provides seniors with financial assistance for Medicare Part D covered prescription drugs after any Part D deductible is met.

EPIC also covers many Medicare Part D excluded drugs. All EPIC members must have Part D coverage in order to receive EPIC benefits.

Another big plus to this program is seniors can change their Medicare Part D plan one time during the year. They do not have to wait until Medicare’s Annual Open Enrollment period (October 15 to December 7) in the Fall.

For more information you can call EPIC at (800) 332-3742 (TTY 800-290-9138) or download an application at http://health.ny.gov_care/epic/application_contact.htm.

There is no fee to enroll. The application should take you about 5 -10 minutes to complete. Hope this information will be beneficial to you.