Medicare Savings Programs - Rice County Social Services
1651 Jefferson Parkway, Suite 110, Northfield, MN 55057
Eligibility
- Residents of Rice County who meet income and asset guidelines
- May need to be enrolled in Part A and Part B of the Medicare program
Required documents
Application/registration form
birth certificate
driver's license
eviction notice
health insurance card
mail with current address
Medicare card
picture ID
proof of address
proof of citizenship/passport
proof of household income
Social Security card/number
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Email[email protected]
Interpretation services
Interpreters available; Somali; Spanish
Application process
Call; walk in; visit website https://www.mnsure.org/
Service area
Rice County, MN
Other Information
Application Process
- Walk In
Languages
- Spanish
- Somali
Program Fees
- No Fee
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.
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB): Helps pay for Part A and B premiums as well as deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments.
Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB): Helps pay for Part B premiums only.
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
03/19/2026
Providing organization
Rice County Social Services
County family services agency