To join EPIC, a senior must:

• be a New York State resident age 65 or older
• have an annual income below $75,000 if single or $100,000 if married
• be enrolled or eligible to be enrolled in a Medicare Part D plan (no exceptions), and
• not be receiving full Medicaid benefits.

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Jul 30, 2019 The Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program is a New York State program for seniors administered by the Department of Health. It helps more than 330,000 income-eligible seniors aged 65 and older to supplement their out-of-pocket Medicare Part D drug plan costs.

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Note:

1. You can join EPIC at any time during the year. Once enrolled, you will receive a 'Special Enrollment Period' to join a Medicare Part D drug plan. You are not eligible to receive EPIC benefits until you are enrolled in a Part D drug plan.
2. Seniors who are not eligible to join a Medicare Part D drug plan cannot join EPIC (e.g., seniors with a union/retiree drug subsidy program that is not a Part D plan, seniors without Medicare Part A or Medicare Part B).
3. Seniors with Medicare Advantage (HMO) health insurance can only join EPIC if they have Part D drug coverage with their HMO.

Residency

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To enroll in EPIC, you must be a resident of New York State. This means that your permanent home (not a summer or winter home) is located in New York State. It also means you live in the State on a regular, ongoing basis, and your New York State address is listed as your home address on official and legal documents. You need to notify EPIC whenever you change your address.

Income

For purposes of your EPIC enrollment, household gross income is the previous year's total annual income of the senior or married spouses. It includes, but is not limited to:

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• Federal adjusted gross household income as reported on your income tax return;
• Social Security payments (less Medicare premiums);
• Railroad retirement benefits;
• The taxable amount of IRA distributions and retirement annuities;
• Support money, including foster care support payments;
• Supplemental Security income;
• Tax-exempt interest;
• Worker's compensation;
• Gross amount of loss-of-time insurance;
• Cash public assistance and relief, other than medical assistance for the needy;
• Non-taxable strike benefits;
• Veterans' disability pensions;
• Lottery winnings.

It does not include:

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• Food stamps;
• Medicare premiums;
• Medicaid;
• Scholarships;
• Grants;
• Surplus food;
• Payments made to veterans under the federal Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensations Standards Act (Agent Orange);
• Payments made to individuals because of their status as victims of Nazi persecution.