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Medicare Savings Programs - Blue Earth County Human 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. 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

09/19/2024

Physical Address

410 South 5th Street, Mankato, MN 56001

Hours

8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday

Fax

(507)304-4336

Voice

(507)304-4399

Application process

Call to request a mailed in application; or print out the Minnesota Health Care Programs Application DHS-3876 (PDF) and return completed applications to a Blue Earth County human services office

Required documents

More information provided during the intake

Eligibility

- Residents of Blue Earth County - 65 years old or older - Individuals who are blind or has a disability - Individuals only requesting help with Medicare costs - 21 years old or older, who lives with no children under age 19, and has Medicare coverage - Individuals that receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Individuals applying for Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities

Service area

Blue Earth County, MN

Agency info

Blue Earth County Human Services

County Human Services office

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