SSA and Treasury Spy on Medicare Subsidy Wallets
Published Date: 2/13/2026
Notice
Summary
The Social Security Administration is teaming up with the Treasury to check if people really qualify for low-income help with Medicare drug costs by sharing info about Savings Securities. This new program starts April 2, 2026, lasts 18 months, and affects anyone applying for this subsidy. If you want to speak up, you’ve got until March 16, 2026, to send your comments—no personal info, please!
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Medicare Extra Help eligibility checks
If you apply for the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy (Extra Help), the Social Security Administration will use data from the Treasury about Savings Securities to verify your self-certification of income, resources, and family size. This matching program starts April 2, 2026 and will run for 18 months and applies to people who apply for the Extra Help subsidy.
Treasury will share Savings Securities details
The Treasury Fiscal Service will disclose Savings Securities ownership data to SSA, including Social Security numbers, denomination, serial number, series, issue date, current redemption value, purchase amount, account numbers, and confirmation numbers when a match occurs. This data sharing is part of the April 2, 2026 matching program and will last 18 months.
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