Medicare Savings Programs - Blue Earth County Human Services
410 South 5th Street, Mankato, MN 56001
Eligibility
Residents of Blue Earth County who:
- Are ages 65 years and over or ages 21 and over who have Medicare coverage
- Are living with a disability or vision loss
- Are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Have applied for Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities
Required documents
Application/registration
Medicare card
picture ID
proof of income
Hours
8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
Email[email protected]
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
- Call to request a mailed in application. Applications can be mailed to the Blue Earth County Human Services Office.
- Applications for print can be found at https://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Public/DHS-6696-ENG
Service area
Blue Earth County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
- No Fee
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.
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.
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
03/16/2026
Providing organization
Blue Earth County Human Services
County human services office