The Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program, which provides premium and cost-sharing assistance for low-income Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Part D, expanded eligibility to individuals with incomes up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level (an increase from 135 percent).
Agencies funded by HRSA's RWHAP should scan the CMS Strategic Plan as they are increasingly charged with understanding and functioning within the environments of public payer programs.