All Medicare recipients are eligible. Lower-income beneficiaries - - individuals with an income of $12,569 or less, and couples with an income of $16,862 or less -- will receive a $600 credit toward prescriptions. Medicare also will cover the $30 enrollment fee for people in the low-income category.

Photo by Demetra Stamus, Special to The Morning Call - Freelance Chart by AP Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; 1. WILLIAM H. WEISS of Allentown thanks retired pharmacist [Robert Youst] for answering questions at Senior Fest in Allentown. 2. Chart - DRUG DISCOUNT CARD TO BEGIN: Beginning Monday, Medicare recipients can apply for + drug discount cards that could save them 10 to 25 percent of retail price of prescriptions. For low-income recipients, cards will have a $600 credit (chart shows Time frame and eligibility for $600 credit)