Which medication assistance programs your income actually opens, and which one line closes most of them.
Manufacturer medication programs and government benefit programs both state eligibility as a percentage of the same federal poverty guideline, so one income figure can be checked against both. Of 36 verified programs that publish a numeric threshold, 31 are open to a household at or under 400% of the poverty level. Above that line only 11 remain, because 20 of them use 400% as their exact cutoff.
In dollars, 400% of the 2026 guideline is $63,840 for one person and $132,000 for a household of four, in the 48 contiguous states and DC.
Each rung is an income threshold a program uses. The bar shows how many of the 36 programs remain open to a household at or below that rung.
The step from 400% to just above it is the one that matters: 31 programs down to 11. A household that crosses it by a single dollar loses 20 of them at once.
Published by the US Department of Health and Human Services as the 2026 Poverty Guidelines. Alaska and Hawaii have their own higher guidelines, which programs are required to use for residents of those states.
| People in household | 100% (poverty guideline) | 400% of guideline |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,960 | $63,840 |
| 2 | $21,640 | $86,560 |
| 3 | $27,320 | $109,280 |
| 4 | $33,000 | $132,000 |
| 5 | $38,680 | $154,720 |
| 6 | $44,360 | $177,440 |
| 7 | $50,040 | $200,160 |
| 8 | $55,720 | $222,880 |
For households larger than 8, add $5,680 for each additional person.
| People in household | 100% (poverty guideline) | 400% of guideline |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $19,950 | $79,800 |
| 2 | $27,050 | $108,200 |
| 3 | $34,150 | $136,600 |
| 4 | $41,250 | $165,000 |
| 5 | $48,350 | $193,400 |
| 6 | $55,450 | $221,800 |
| 7 | $62,550 | $250,200 |
| 8 | $69,650 | $278,600 |
For households larger than 8, add $7,100 for each additional person.
| People in household | 100% (poverty guideline) | 400% of guideline |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18,360 | $73,440 |
| 2 | $24,890 | $99,560 |
| 3 | $31,420 | $125,680 |
| 4 | $37,950 | $151,800 |
| 5 | $44,480 | $177,920 |
| 6 | $51,010 | $204,040 |
| 7 | $57,540 | $230,160 |
| 8 | $64,070 | $256,280 |
For households larger than 8, add $6,530 for each additional person.
Every program below states a numeric income threshold and publishes a working application route. Thresholds are quoted as the program words them.
Up to 150% of Federal Poverty Level (about $23,940/year for individuals in 2026). Resource limits also apply.
Saves an average of $5,000+ per year on prescription drug costs; copays reduced to $0-11 per prescription
Up to 300% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication; higher for copay assistance
Free Eliquis for uninsured patients (retail cost ~$600/month); copay as low as $0 for insured patients
Up to 300% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication
Free Opdivo for qualifying patients (retail cost exceeds $15,000 per month)
Up to 300% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication; copay card for commercially insured
Free Eliquis for qualifying uninsured patients (retail ~$600/month); copay as low as $0 with savings card
Up to 350% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication through GSK Patient Assistance Program
Free Trelegy for qualifying patients (retail ~$550/month); copay as low as $0 with savings card
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level
Free medications or copay savings up to $1,500+ per month
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level
Free medication for qualifying patients (Jardiance costs $550+ per month retail)
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication
Free Cosentyx for qualifying patients (retail ~$6,000/month); copay as low as $0 for insured patients
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication
Free Dupixent for qualifying uninsured patients (retail ~$3,500/month); copay as low as $0 with Dupixent MyWay
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication through Amgen Safety Net Foundation
Free Enbrel for qualifying patients (retail ~$6,500/month); copay assistance for insured patients
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication through Novartis PAF
Free Entresto for qualifying patients (retail ~$600/month); copay as low as $10/month for insured patients
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication through AZ&Me
Free Farxiga for qualifying patients (retail ~$550/month); copay savings for insured patients
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication
Free Jardiance for uninsured qualifying patients (retail ~$550/month); as low as $10/month with savings card
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level
Free Keytruda for qualifying uninsured patients (retail cost exceeds $13,000 per month)
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level (about $63,840/year for individuals)
Free medication for qualifying patients (savings of $500 to $3,000+ per month depending on drug)
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level
Free medication for qualifying patients (Keytruda costs $13,000+ per month)
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication through Lilly Cares
Free Mounjaro for qualifying uninsured patients (retail ~$1,070/month); savings card may reduce copay to $25/month
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level (about $63,840/year for individuals)
Free medication (savings of $800 to $1,600+ per month for Ozempic/Wegovy)
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication through Amgen Safety Net Foundation
Free Otezla for qualifying patients (retail ~$3,800/month); copay as low as $0 for insured patients
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication; savings card for commercially insured patients
Free Ozempic for uninsured eligible patients; as low as $25/month for commercially insured patients with savings card
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level (about $63,840/year for individuals)
Up to 100% off the cost of covered Pfizer medications
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication through Amgen Safety Net Foundation
Free Repatha for qualifying patients (retail ~$550/month); copay as low as $5/month for insured patients
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level
Free medication for qualifying patients (Dupixent alone costs $3,500+ per month without coverage)
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication through Lilly Cares
Free Trulicity for qualifying uninsured patients (retail ~$1,000/month); savings card may reduce copay to $25/month
Up to 400% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication
Free Wegovy for qualifying uninsured patients (retail ~$1,350/month); savings card may reduce insured copay
Up to 500% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication
Free Biktarvy for qualifying patients (retail ~$3,600/month); copay coupon reduces cost for insured patients
Up to 500% of Federal Poverty Level
Free medication for qualifying patients (Ocrevus costs $70,000+ per year)
Up to 500% of Federal Poverty Level
Free medication for qualifying patients (HIV treatments cost $3,000+ per month; hepatitis C cures cost $24,000+)
Up to 500% of Federal Poverty Level (about $79,800/year for individuals)
Free medication for qualifying patients (savings of $1,000 to $15,000+ per month)
Up to 500% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication
Free Ocrevus for qualifying patients (retail cost ~$70,000/year); copay assistance for insured patients
Up to 500% of Federal Poverty Level through JJPAF
Free Stelara for qualifying patients (retail ~$13,000 per dose); copay assistance for insured patients
Up to 500% of Federal Poverty Level for free medication through JJPAF
Free Xarelto for qualifying uninsured patients (retail ~$550/month); copay as low as $0 with savings card
Up to 600% of Federal Poverty Level (about $90,360/year for individuals)
Free Humira for uninsured patients (retail cost $6,900+/month); copay as low as $5/month for insured patients
Up to 600% of Federal Poverty Level for most drugs
Free medication for qualifying patients (Humira alone costs $6,000+ per month without insurance)
Up to 600% of Federal Poverty Level
Free Rinvoq for qualifying patients (retail ~$5,800/month); copay as low as $5 for insured patients
Up to 600% of Federal Poverty Level through myAbbVie Assist
Free Skyrizi for qualifying patients (retail ~$18,000 per quarterly dose); copay as low as $0 for insured
Income is not the only test. Most programs also set insurance conditions, and many are open only to people who are uninsured or underinsured. Meeting the income line is necessary, not sufficient.
19 of the 55 programs on record are not on this ladder, and the reasons are worth knowing because each one is a different kind of honest gap. 7 state a range rather than a single figure, and a range cannot sit on a rung without picking an end of it for them. 5 describe a whole category of programs rather than one program’s own published rule, so attributing their number to a single organisation would put words in its mouth. The rest state the rule in words, or apply no income test at all. None of this makes them worse programs. Check them directly.
Programs change their rules without notice. Every record here was checked on 2026-08-04 to 2026-08-04. Confirm the current threshold with the program itself before relying on anything you read here.
This is not medical or legal advice, and it is not an eligibility determination. Only the program can tell you whether you qualify.
This page answers one question: what your income opens. Each half of what comes next is covered in more depth elsewhere.
Full eligibility rules, covered medications and application steps, program by program.
The benefit side of the same income test: what federal and state programs cover.
Rent and housing support, which uses the same poverty-level measure.
Discount cards and pharmacy cash pricing, compared. No income test applies.
Everything above is national. States run their own programs in addition, and they differ far more than the label suggests: of 47 jurisdictions with a listed program, only 13 are open to the general population. The rest require a specific diagnosis.
Income guidelines are transcribed from the US Department of Health and Human Services, 2026 Poverty Guidelines, read on 2026-08-26. Program records are drawn from the assistance database maintained for OmniRx, each carrying its own verification date. The counts and the ladder on this page are computed from those records rather than stated by hand, so they move when the records move.
Nothing on this page is sold, sponsored, or placed. No program paid to appear, and the order is set by the income threshold each one publishes.
Compiled by Vincent Couey for Deep Synthesis. Last generated 2026-08-26.