Medicare Savings Programs - Rice County Social Services
Medicare Savings Programs have four sub-programs: Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWI): Helps pay for Part A premiums only. Qualifying Individual (QI): 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. Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB): Helps pay for Part B premiums only. 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. Participants pay for Medicare services that aren't covered, such as routine physicals and prescription drugs.? ?Generally under these programs, premiums are put back into the monthly Social Security check, increasing participants' monthly income.
Last assured
07/25/2025
Physical Address
320 3rd Street NW, Faribault, MN 55021
Hours
- Regular Office Hours (September - May): 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday - Summer Office Hours (May-September): 8 am-4:30 pm Monday - Thursday; 8 am - 12 noon Friday
Voice
Voice
Fax
(507)332-6247
Application process
Call; walk in; visit website https://www.mnsure.org/ Call local county social services agency or Senior LinkAge Line (800)333-2433 for form and assistance if needed
Required documents
Application/registration form; birth certificate; driver's license; eviction notice; health insurance card; mail with current address; Medicare card; picture ID; proof of address; proof of citizenship/passport; proof of household income; Social Security card/number
Eligibility
Residents of Rice County
Service area
Rice County, MN
Agency info
Rice County Social Services
County family services agency