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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.

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

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

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