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.
Categories
Last assured
03/17/2025
Physical Address
114 North Holcombe Avenue, Suite 180, Litchfield, MN 55355
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Voice
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.