Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB), Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB), Qualifying Individual (QI), and Qualified Disabled Working Individual (QDWI). As a reminder, a given state may use different names for some or all of these programs, so CWICs need to research the appropriate term to use. Below is a chart summarizing the basic details of these programs for 2017. Program Income Limit Resource How It Helps Limit Qualified 100% Federal $7,390 single, Pays Part A Medicare Poverty $11,090 couple and B Beneficiary premiums, (QMB) deductibles, co-insurance, and co- Specified 120% Federal $7,390 single, Pays Part B Poverty Level $11,090 couple premium only Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) 135% Federal $7,390 single, Pays Part B Qualifying Individual (QI) Poverty Level $11,090 couple premium only Qualified 200% Federal $4,000 single, Pays Part A Disabled Poverty Level $6,000 couple premium only Working Individual (QDWI)
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB), Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB), Qualifying Individual (QI), and Qualified Disabled Working Individual (QDWI). As a reminder, a given state may use different names for some or all of these programs, so CWICs need to research the appropriate term to use. Below is a chart summarizing the basic details of these programs for 2017. Program Income Limit Resource Limit How It Helps Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) 100% Federal Poverty $7,390 single, $11,090 couple Pays Part A and B premiums, deductibles, co-insurance, and Specified Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) 120% Federal Poverty Level $7,390 single, $11,090 couple Pays Part B premium only Qualifying Individual (QI) 135% Federal Poverty Level $7,390 single, $11,090 couple Pays Part B premium only Qualified Disabled Working Individual (QDWI) 200% Federal Poverty Level $4,000 single, $6,000 couple Pays Part A premium only co-
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