title: Increasing enrollment for the Medicare Savings Programs.
abstract: Financial assistance for people with Medicare with low or moderate incomes is available through the Medicare Savings Programs. Yet many people who could use these benefits are unaware that they exist or are reluctant to apply for them. This brief describes efforts that you can undertake to increase awareness about the Medicare Savings Programs and to help your clients apply for these programs.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Care Research and Policy, Georgetown University, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Summer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008484:Medicaid; D020402:Medical Savings Accounts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006278:Medicare; D014481:United States