Medicare.gov - PDOAP: Eligibility Questions (What you will need before you start using this web site)

Before you begin, you will need to know the following:

What prescription medications are you currently taking?

Name of each drug
The dose (pill strength)
How often you take the drug (for example, one tablet two times daily)
What you pay for each drug

All of this information can be found on your prescription bottles or the print out your pharmacy provides when you pick up your prescriptions.

What is your monthly income?

Your recent income statements or tax forms may be helpful when figuring out your monthly income. Our frequently asked question titled “I’ve heard that I might be able to get a $600 credit to help pay for my prescription drugs. How does that work?“ has information about which income sources should or shouldn’t be counted when figuring out your monthly income.

What is the amount of your available financial resources including bank accounts, stocks, bonds?

Do not include your house, a car, burial plots, furniture, and some life insurance.