Medicare Savings Program - Pine County Public Health and Human Services
Assists in paying for Medicare premiums. Participants must still pay for Medicare services that aren't covered, such as routine physicals and prescription drugs under these programs. Generally under these programs, premiums are put back into the monthly Social Security check, increasing participants' monthly income. Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWI): Helps pay for Part A premiums only. Qualifying Individual (QI): Helps pay for Part B premiums only. Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB): Helps pay for Part B premiums only. Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB): Helps pay for Part A and B premiums as well as deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments.
Last assured
01/08/2024
Physical Address
635 Northridge Drive NW, Pine City, MN 55063
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Fax
(320)216-4101
Application process
Call
Required documents
Application/registration form, proof of household income, state ID, proof of citizenship/passport, verification of assets and picture ID
Eligibility
- Residents of Le Sueur County who meet income and asset guidelines - May need to be enrolled in Part A and Part B of the Medicare program -Monthly income and countable resource limits apply. - Countable resources include any checking or savings funds, stocks, and bonds. A home, one car, a burial plot, $1500 in burial expenses (if the amount is set aside) - Furniture, and other household items are not applied toward the resource limit.
Service area
Pine County, MN
Agency info
Pine County Public Health and Human Services
Pine County Health and Human Services