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Medicare Savings Program - Meeker County Human Services

Medicare Savings Programs have four sub-programs: - Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWI): Helps pay for Part A premiums only. Monthly income limits or individuals and married couples apply. - Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB): Helps pay for Part A and B premiums as well as deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply. - Qualifying Individual (QI): Helps pay for Part B premiums only. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply. - Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB): Helps pay for Part B premiums only. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply. Countable resources include money in a checking or savings account, stocks, and bonds. A home, one car, a burial plot, $1500 in burial expenses (if the amount is set aside), furniture, other household items, and personal items do not apply toward the resource limit. Generally, under these programs, premiums are put back into the monthly Social Security check, increasing participants' monthly income which can take a couple of months to process.

Last assured

03/17/2025

Physical Address

114 North Holcombe Avenue, Suite 180, Litchfield, MN 55355

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

Fax

(320)693-5344

Application process

Call for an appointment

Fee

Vary by service

Required documents

Application/registration form; photo ID; proof of address and income

Eligibility

Residents of Meeker County who are Medicare recipients

Service area

Meeker County, MN

Agency info

Meeker County Human Services

Provides cash assistance to help adults receiving Supplemental Security Income - SSI pay for their basic needs. Adults who are blind, have a disability, or are age 65 and older but don't qualify for SSI because of their income may still be eligible for MSA if they meet income requirements.

The basic monthly MSA grant is calculated using either the maximum SSI amount (Federal Benefit Rate) for the adult or their countable income (if they do not receive SSI), and the MSA standard set by state law.

Special Needs Grant

MSA also may provide special payments for adults who need:

- Certain home repairs

- Certain household furniture and appliances

- Guardian or conservator service fees

- Help paying for housing costs through MSA Housing Assistance

- Medically prescribed special diets

- Representative payee services

Adults who receive MSA are also eligible for help with medical, food, and housing costs through Medical Assistance - MA, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP, and MSA Housing Assistance programs.

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