I am on Medicaid spenddown. Am I eligible for a Medicare-approved drug discount card and $600 credit?
If you have outpatient prescription drug benefits through Medicaid, you will not be eligible for the Medicare-approved drug discount card or $600 credit. However, if you are on Medicaid spenddown, but have not yet met your spenddown requirement, you may qualify for a Medicare-approved drug discount card and a $600 credit to help you pay for your prescription drugs. If you become eligible for Medicaid outpatient drug benefits as a result of meeting the spenddown requirement, you will still be able to use the card and the $600 credit. In this case, Medicaid becomes the primary payer for drugs covered by Medicaid. You can save whatever remains of the $600 credit to use in the future should you lose your Medicaid benefits, or you can use the credit for drugs not covered by Medicaid. If you move in and out of Medicaid spenddown status each month, your Medicare-approved drug discount card and credit will not be affected.
