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Medicare Savings Programs - Wabasha County Social 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

05/17/2024

Physical Address

411 Hiawatha Drive East, Wabasha, MN 55981

Hours

8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday

Fax

(651)565-3084

Application process

Call for application

Fee

No fee

Required documents

Application; health insurance card

Eligibility

- Eligibility begins the month of application and, if eligible, retroactively for up to 3 months. The beneficiary must have Medicare Part A - Asset guidelines include: $10,000 for a single person and $18,000 for a couple - Income limits follow the $135% of federal poverty guidelines - Social Security gross income is the amount before Medicare premiums or other payments are deducted - The beneficiary is not otherwise eligible for Medicaid

Languages

Spanish

Service area

Wabasha County, MN

Agency info

Wabasha County Social Services

Provides mandated social service programs for Wabasha County residents in need

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