{
  "checked": "2026-09-22",
  "resources": [
    {
      "name": "Medicare Extra Help",
      "type": "Prescription cost assistance",
      "tags": [
        "medicare"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.medicare.gov/basics/costs/help/drug-costs",
      "apply": "https://www.ssa.gov/medicare/part-d-extra-help",
      "summary": "Helps eligible people with limited income and resources pay Medicare Part D costs.",
      "check": "Check income, resources, Medicare coverage, and whether you qualify automatically. Social Security handles applications for people who need to apply.",
      "action": "Review eligibility and apply at Social Security"
    },
    {
      "name": "State Medicaid and CHIP offices",
      "type": "Coverage and state assistance",
      "tags": [
        "uninsured",
        "medicaid"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.medicaid.gov/about-us/where-can-people-get-help-medicaid-chip",
      "apply": "https://www.medicaid.gov/about-us/where-can-people-get-help-medicaid-chip",
      "summary": "Find the state agency that can answer coverage, enrollment, and benefit questions.",
      "check": "Rules and covered benefits depend on your state and circumstances. Ask the state agency about your prescription benefit and application steps.",
      "action": "Find your state agency"
    },
    {
      "name": "SHIP Medicare counseling",
      "type": "Counseling, not a cash grant",
      "tags": [
        "medicare",
        "caregiver"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.shiphelp.org/",
      "apply": "https://www.shiphelp.org/SHIPs/",
      "summary": "Local, unbiased help understanding Medicare coverage and cost-assistance options.",
      "check": "Choose your state to find local counseling. SHIP can help you understand options; it does not dispense medication or guarantee a grant.",
      "action": "Find your local SHIP"
    },
    {
      "name": "HRSA community health centers",
      "type": "Care and local support",
      "tags": [
        "uninsured",
        "commercial",
        "medicaid",
        "caregiver"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.hrsa.gov/get-health-care/affordable/eligibility",
      "apply": "https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/",
      "summary": "Community health centers serve people with or without insurance, with charges based on a sliding scale.",
      "check": "Contact the center about appointments, fee assessment, and available pharmacy or assistance services. This listing does not promise free prescriptions.",
      "action": "Find a health center"
    },
    {
      "name": "HealthWell Foundation",
      "type": "Disease-specific financial assistance",
      "tags": [
        "commercial",
        "medicare",
        "medicaid"
      ],
      "url": "https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/patients/",
      "apply": "https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/patients/",
      "summary": "Offers assistance through disease-specific funds for eligible patients whose insurance leaves costs to pay.",
      "check": "Review the covered disease and treatment, insurance, income, and residency criteria. Fund availability changes; a listing here does not mean a fund is open.",
      "action": "Check current funds and application steps"
    }
  ]
}