SSA and HHS Team Up for Faster Extra Help Benefits Matching
Published Date: 4/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is teaming up with the Department of Health and Human Services to share wage and unemployment info every three months. This helps SSA check who qualifies for Extra Help, a program that lowers drug costs for people with low income. If you apply or already get Extra Help, this new info-sharing makes sure you get the right support without delays.
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Quarterly wage data to verify Extra Help
If you apply for or already receive Extra Help (the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy), SSA will receive quarterly wage (QW) and unemployment insurance (UI) data from the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH). SSA will use that information every three months to determine eligibility, redetermine existing beneficiaries during periodic screening, and administer the Extra Help program under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.
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