Medicare Savings Programs - Scott County Economic Assistance
Medicare Savings Programs have four sub-programs: - Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWI): Helps pay for Part A premiums only. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply. - Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB): Helps pay for Part A and B premiums as well as deductibles, coinsurance and co-payments. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply. - Qualifying Individual (QI): Helps pay for Part B premiums only. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply. - Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB): Helps pay for Part B premiums only. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply. Monthly income limits and countable resource limits apply for individuals and married couples. Countable resources include money in a checking or savings account, stocks, and bonds. A home, one car, a burial plot, $1,500 in burial expenses (if the amount is put aside) furniture, and other household and personal items do not apply for the resource limit. Generally under these programs, premiums are put back into the monthly Social Security check, making participants' monthly income increase.
Categories
Last assured
04/15/2024
Physical Address
200 4th Avenue West, Scott County Government Center West, Shakopee, MN 55379
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday; extended hours may be available by appointment
Voice
Voice
Fax
(952)496-8685
Application process
Call for application
Required documents
Application/registration form; birth certificate; Medicare card; picture ID; proof of household income; verification of assets
Eligibility
- Residents of Scott County who meet income and asset guidelines - May need to be enrolled in Part A and Part B of the Medicare program
Service area
Scott County, MN
Agency info
Scott County Economic Assistance
County economic assistance department