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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

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

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