Benefits
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What Is Medicaid Spend Down?
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Find money-saving benefits
BenefitsCheckUp® makes it easy to find benefits to help you pay for food, medicine, health care, and more. Find out how to get help today.
Money-Saving Benefits for Seniors
Millions of older adults may be missing out on programs to help pay for food, housing, healthcare, and more. Get a snapshot of available programs and how to apply with this guide from NCOA.
Find help where it's needed.
NCOA has partners and programs that can help older adults. Use the map to search and locate an NCOA partner or program that's nearest to you.