Medicare Savings Program - Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties
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.
Last assured
05/23/2023
Physical Address
115 West 1st Street, Fairmont, MN 56031
Hours
8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
Application process
Call
Required documents
Application/registration form; picture ID; proof of address; proof of household income
Eligibility
- Residents of Faribault and Martin counties 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
Faribault County, MN Martin County, MN
Agency info
Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties
Joint county human services department with Faribault and Martin Counties