Medicare Savings Programs - Brown County Human Services
Assists in paying for Medicare premiums. Participants must still pay for Medicare services that aren't covered, such as routine physicals and prescription drugs under these programs. Generally under these programs, premiums are put back into the monthly Social Security check, increasing participants' monthly income. 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.
Categories
Last assured
05/18/2023
Physical Address
1117 Center Street, New Ulm, MN 56073
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Voice
Fax
(507)359-6542
Voice
(507)359-6505
Application process
Call or walk in for more information
Required documents
Verification of assets; picture ID; proof of household income
Eligibility
- Residents of Brown County who meet income and asset guidelines - May need to be enrolled in Part A and Part B of the Medicare program -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.
Service area
Brown County, MN
Agency info
Brown County Human Services
Provides an array of services and assistance designed to help individuals strive for any of the following goals:
Self-support; Self-sufficiency; Protection for children and adults from neglect, abuse and exploitation; Preservation of families; Community-based care; Residential care