Medicare Savings Programs Eligibility

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Medicare Savings Programs Eligibility - 2011

There are three distinct programs within Medicare Savings Programs.

Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program (QMB)
Specified Low-Income Beneficiary Program (SLMB)
Qualified Individuals (QI)

Each program has unique eligibility requirements.

Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program (QMB)

Household Size	Single	Married	Notes
Income	$928	$1,246	Income limits may be increased when the Federal Poverty Limits are announced in January
Assets	$6,680	$10,020	Certain assets are not counted, including but not limited to the primary residence, a car, burial plots, and at least $1,500 in life insurance.
Benefits			Part A premium (enrollees without sufficient quarters of coverage) Part A hospital deductible Part A hospital copays: Part B premium Part B annual deductible Part B coinsurance (20 percent of Medicare reasonable charge)

For more information call the
Pierce County Aging & Disability Resource Center.
(253) 798-4600 or (800) 562-0332

Specified Low-Income Beneficiary Program (SLMB)

Household Size	Single	Married	Notes
Income	$1,109	$1,491	Income limits may increase when the 2010 Federal Poverty Limits are announced in January
Assets	$6,680	$10,020	Certain assets are not counted, including, but not limited to the primary residence, a car, burial plots, at least $1,500 in life insurance.
Benefits			Part B premium

For more information call the
Pierce County Aging & Disability Resource Center.
(253) 798-4600 or (800) 562-0332

Qualified Individuals (QI)

Note: QI is not an entitlement program. States are given an allotment each year QI is authorized. Once the state reaches its limit, no additional people receive the benefit, even if they meet the income and asset requirements.

Household Size	Single	Married	Notes
Income	$1,246	$1,675	2010 income limits may increase when the Federal Poverty Limits are announced in January
Assets	$6,680	$10,020	Certain assets are not counted, including, but not limited to the primary residence, a car, burial plots, at least $1,500 in life insurance.
Benefits			Part B premium

For more information call the
Pierce County Aging & Disability Resource Center.
(253) 798-4600 or (800) 562-0332