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Medicare Savings Program

Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

The MSP helps pay out-of-pocket Medicare costs, such as your Part B premium.

  • Owner record: ny/medicare-savings-program
  • Jurisdiction code: NY
  • Frame: care_recipient
  • Review by: 2026-11-13
  • Also called: MSP

Offering 1: Medicare cost assistance

The Medicare Savings Program, or MSP, is estimated to save Medicare beneficiaries an average of up to $8,400 annually.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "you must already be a Medicare beneficiary"
  • Any one of these:
    • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Individual Income Level $2,494 per month"
    • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Income Level for Couples $3,375 per month"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "apply for this assistance"

Access route 1.1

  • Where: Printable application
  • Url: https://www.health.ny.gov/forms/doh-4328.pdf

Access route 1.2

  • Where: HIICAP application assistance
  • How: Call New York's HIICAP Program at 1-800-701-0501 for free and objective statewide application assistance.

Owner confirmations

  • /offerings/0/rules/all/1: sha256:3a57451731c0b0883b4031ce6dbddd6266230a723bdd6d79c5aa5ba1fb835ecf

Evidence

  • /name: "# Get Help Paying for Medicare Costs with the MSP" (source, capture da18d8210422ceef07d2019a34669bf4c70ae8e8b5ce6f21559ec94536a0a82e)
  • /caregiving_effect: "* The MSP helps pay out-of-pocket Medicare costs, such as your Part B premium.\n* To be eligible, you must already be a Medicare beneficiary, meet the income requirements, and apply for this assistance.\n* You can print an application online. You can also pick up a printed application through your local HIICAP program. " (source, capture da18d8210422ceef07d2019a34669bf4c70ae8e8b5ce6f21559ec94536a0a82e)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "The Medicare Savings Program, or MSP, is estimated to save Medicare beneficiaries an average of up to $8,400 annually." (source, capture da18d8210422ceef07d2019a34669bf4c70ae8e8b5ce6f21559ec94536a0a82e)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "* The MSP helps pay out-of-pocket Medicare costs, such as your Part B premium.\n* To be eligible, you must already be a Medicare beneficiary, meet the income requirements, and apply for this assistance.\n* You can print an application online. You can also pick up a printed application through your local HIICAP program. " (source, capture da18d8210422ceef07d2019a34669bf4c70ae8e8b5ce6f21559ec94536a0a82e)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "Individual Income Level" (source, capture da18d8210422ceef07d2019a34669bf4c70ae8e8b5ce6f21559ec94536a0a82e)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "$2,494 per month" (source, capture da18d8210422ceef07d2019a34669bf4c70ae8e8b5ce6f21559ec94536a0a82e)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "Income Level for Couples" (source, capture da18d8210422ceef07d2019a34669bf4c70ae8e8b5ce6f21559ec94536a0a82e)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "$3,375 per month" (source, capture da18d8210422ceef07d2019a34669bf4c70ae8e8b5ce6f21559ec94536a0a82e)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "Get the Application" (source, capture da18d8210422ceef07d2019a34669bf4c70ae8e8b5ce6f21559ec94536a0a82e)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "* The MSP helps pay out-of-pocket Medicare costs, such as your Part B premium.\n* To be eligible, you must already be a Medicare beneficiary, meet the income requirements, and apply for this assistance.\n* You can print an application online. You can also pick up a printed application through your local HIICAP program. " (source, capture da18d8210422ceef07d2019a34669bf4c70ae8e8b5ce6f21559ec94536a0a82e)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "Get free and objective statewide application assistance. For help, call New York's HIICAP Program at 1-800-701-0501." (source, capture da18d8210422ceef07d2019a34669bf4c70ae8e8b5ce6f21559ec94536a0a82e)