For more information contact the Office for the Aging at 486-2555. Recent legislation increased the EPIC income eligibility levels, opening the program to over a hundred thousand additional older New Yorkers. In addition, the costs will be lower for the 120,000 seniors already enrolled. As with the current program, the fees and deductibles will vary depending on the senior's income.
EPIC is a state operated program that helps seniors buy their prescription medicines.
These are the most significant changes ever made to the EPIC program and will make many seniors previously not eligible able to join the program. This Web Page was developed by Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development and Office For The Aging .